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White paper explores how the NHS can improve cybersecurity

Homeland July 31, 2019

A new whitepaper from Imperial College London discussing how the NHS can improve cybersecurity has been presented at the House of Lords. In 2017 the NHS experienced a ransomware attack which affected around 16 health service organisations across England and Scotland. The ransomware, developed by the US to exploit the CVE-2019-0708 ...

Terror threat levels changed to include all forms of terrorism

Homeland July 30, 2019

A new system to quantify terror threat levels has come into effect that aims to encompass all forms of terrorism. The changes to the terror threat levels have come after a review process into counter-terrorism following attacks in 2017. The new system will reflect the threat from all forms of terrorism, ...

UK commits to building stability in Burundi in UN speech

Land June 21, 2019

The UK’s Deputy Political Coordinator to the UN David Clay gave a speech on building stability and supporting human rights in Burundi. In the speech, David Clay addressed the human rights and political system and the need for the UK and UN to assist in building stability in Burundi. He emphasised ...

Cobham Aerospace announces new proof of concept satcom system

Homeland May 3, 2019

Cobham Aerospace has announced the successful completion of a proof of concept for the new AVIATOR UAV 500 satcom system. Cobham Aerospace has completed a proof of concept for the AVIATOR UAV 500 satcom system based on the current UAV 200 system. The concept will deliver imagery at a rate of up ...