Day: March 14, 2017

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has published his annual report and underlined the importance of increasing defence budgets in face of the shifting security landscape. The report highlighted how the alliance had made strides towards increasing its spending on defence with 23 allies increasing their expenditure in real terms by 3.8 %, which added up to […]

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Here we preview the appearance at DPRTE of Professor Trevor Taylor of RUSI, who will present an expert view on Brexit and its impact on the UK defence sector. Brexit means Brexit, we are told, but what will it mean for defence acquisition in the UK? This is a question which will be addressed at […]

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The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has told the leaders of Britain’s political parties that they are at risk from Russian cyber attacks. According to The Sunday Times, Ciaran Martin, Chief Executive of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has written to political parties advising them of steps to take to avoid falling victim to potential hacking. […]

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It will now be easier for the public sector to buy certified cyber security consultancy and services as Crown Commercial Service’s new Cyber Security Services 2 framework has gone live. Cyber Security Services 2 is the second joint venture with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the UK government’s National Technical Authority for Information Assurance. The […]

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