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Research funding available for cyber security ideas

Homeland February 13, 2019

Researchers based in UK academic institutions can apply for a share of up to £800,000 to support them in commercialising cyber security innovation. The UK aims to be the best place in the world to do business online. The government’s National Cyber Security Strategy sets out a plan for the country ...

Red Cross teams up with Blockchain firm to boost humanitarian aid

Homeland February 12, 2019

The Red Cross and other aid charities have teamed up with a blockchain company to improve humanitarian aid. Humanitarian aid organisations the Red Cross, the Rohingya Project, DECODES, iRespond, and Tykn have been awarded contracts with blockchain startup Evermyn to provide displaced people with an official identity. Self-Sovereign Identity, or SSI, allows people and organisations ...

Business Secretary announces investment to design out cyber threats

Homeland January 29, 2019

Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced measures for the UK to become a world leader in the race against some of the most damaging cyber security threats. Businesses and consumers will benefit from increased security and protections built into digital devices and online services used every day. This is with the ...

Understanding and defending against cyber threats

December 27, 2018

John Higginson, Principal Consultant at Context Information Security, examines what organisations can do to try and combat the increasing and varied threats posed by cyber attacks.  Cyber security has become increasingly more relevant and tangible, with large-scale hacks and global malware outbreaks becoming the norm. But who are the threat actors out there behind these incidents, and what can your organisation do about cyber threats?  The range ...