Accredited security systems training courses provider the Linx International Group has announced that it’s supporting members of the Armed Forces, veterans and the wider military community by offering 28 courses through the Defence Discount Service. No less than 28 classroom and online courses, focusing on…
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Cranfield University and the Defence Cyber School at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham are working together to develop a national focal point for cyber deception and help the Ministry of Defence (MoD) better defend networks in cyber space. The National Cyber Deception Laboratory (NCDL) aims…
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Highfield Qualifications has been approved to deliver end-point assessment (EPA) for the Security First Line Manager apprenticeship standard. This news brings the total number of standards for which the organisation is approved to deliver EPA to 34 with three standards in the Protective Services suite.…
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The cornerstones of the UK’s national security are being undermined as the Government fails to keep pace with challenges to the UK’s position as a global security actor amid fast-changing security threats, warns the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS). In revisiting the…
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Adrian Belton named as new chairman of the Board at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
by Brian SimsAdrian Belton has been named as the new chairman of the Board at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Belton was CEO of the Government’s Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) from 2009-2014, having established it from a four-way merger including the Central Science…
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Dardan Security appoints former British Army commander Andrew Buxton as head of client services
by Brian SimsSecurity Industry Authority Approved Contractor Dardan Security has appointed former British Army commander of intelligence and surveillance, Major Andrew Buxton, as the company’s new head of client services. With over 30 years’ operational experience within the British Army, Buxton is ideally placed to provide a level…
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On Friday 11 August, Her Majesty’s Government Communications Centre (HMGCC), the Ministry of Defence (MoD), BAE Systems and the Cyber Security Challenge UK arranged a mock cyber attack on Internet of Things (IoT)-connected soldiers in the field at the MoD’s Defence Cyber School, which is part…
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Integration agreed between MoD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Home Office’s CAST
by Brian SimsAn integration has been agreed between the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) and the Home Office’s Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST). This decision has been taken following a detailed review examining the best ways in which to provide…
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Strategic Defence and Security Review: £178 billion of equipment spending promised by Conservatives
by Brian SimsThe Government has published the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), outlining its five-year plan for investment in the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the Army to deter threats, protect the UK and its allies and improve on our national ability to respond to…
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Policy Exchange report pinpoints surge in legal claims against the Ministry of Defence
by Brian SimsAccording to one of the UK’s leading Think Tanks, Britain’s Armed Forces are “under threat from a sustained legal assault” which could “paralyse” the effectiveness of the military with “catastrophic consequences” for the safety of the nation. A new Policy Exchange report, entitled ‘The Fog…
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