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Government to team up with industry to tackle cyber threats

Homeland October 28, 2019

The British Government is partnering with the technology firm Arm to combat cyber threats to businesses and the public. The government is investing £36million into fighting cyber threats through a partnership with technology firm Arm. The partnership aims to create new chip technology that can protect against problems such as cyberbullying ...

The Cyber Security Threat Landscape Keeps Evolving

August 13, 2019

Ransomware is a major concern, but it isn’t the only cyber risk your organisation will face this year. Edward Whittingham, former police officer and qualified solicitor, now founder and MD of The Defence Works, takes a look at the expanding array of threats and vulnerabilities that has kept the cyber security industry on high alert this year.  Attacks involving phishing, malware, ...

Staying secure on line

February 13, 2017

Cyber security has seen more and more exposure over the last few months, with high profile hacking including in the US elections, Olympic athletes data and even personal emails revealed. It is now more important than ever that everyone realises the risks of cyber attack. Cyber attack is not limited to ...

Exposing the many faces of malware threats

Homeland September 23, 2016

The mandating of Cyber Essentials certification for all UK central civil government contracts in 2014 demonstrates how vital robust cyber security is in winning defence contracts today. Here, Bogdan Botezatu, Senior E-Threat Analyst at cyber security firm Bitdefender, tells MOD DCB features editor Julie Shennan why all defence stakeholders should ...