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UK aid to protect people from threat of lethal landmines

UK aid to protect people from threat of lethal landmines

Land September 7, 2018

Pioneering technology will help eliminate landmines across Africa and Asia helping the world’s most vulnerable communities access safe land. New UK aid funded technology, including radar detectors, will help trace ammunition in the equivalent of more than 16,000 football pitches. Remote controlled machines, such as the Mine Wolf, will also help ...

Ms Patel visited the HALO Trust this week and took the opportunity to praise the organisation’s work and dedication to the local economy.

HALO Trust praised for local business support

Land August 10, 2017

A visit to Scotland’s HALO Trust by International Development Secretary Priti Patel, has seen the organisation praised for taking the lead in bringing British ingenuity and bravery to mine clearance in some of the world’s most fragile countries. Ms Patel visited HALO’s Headquarters, based just outside Dumfries, this week and took ...

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The UK government has issued a direct call to businesses to strengthen their cyber defences against a rapidly evolving AI-enabled threat landscape, as new figures confirm the UK's cyber security sector has grown 11% to £14.7 billion - with the number of firms up 20% to 2,603 in the past year alone. The announcements, made on 12 May by Cyber Security Minister Baroness Lloyd, are backed by £90 million of government investment in cyber resilience across the economy and the continued passage of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill through Parliament following the King's Speech. The AI Threat Is Accelerating At the heart of the government's messaging is a stark warning: traditional cyber defences are no longer sufficient. A new generation of AI models is lowering the barrier for cyber criminals, enabling them to identify vulnerabilities and execute attacks at a speed and scale that would have been impossible even twelve months ago. Recent figures show 43% of UK businesses experienced a cyber breach or attack in the past year. Research by the AI Security Institute - which the government describes as

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