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Photo Seven metres long, with two ramjet engines and four booster rockets it was a pillar of Britain's defence against the Soviet threat during the Cold War. The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to... [30 May 2008]
EDS customers advised to look for price cuts
News EDS is responsible for and has delivered some of the biggest projects in the UK public sector, including the criticised £5bn Ministry of Defence, Defence Information Infrastructure project, which will rationalise 300 databases. [21 May 2008]
Nato fires up cyber defences
News A Nato cyber defence centre of excellence has been formally established to carry out research and training in how to combat cyber warfare. The centre will be based in Tallinn in Estonia and will be used to train Nato's civilian and military staff... [16 May 2008]
MoD fights data losses with encryption
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to protect 20,000 laptops using encryption software. The package will be used to protect data which has a Restricted classification or less, and will now be deployed on laptops not connected to the Defence... [08 May 2008]
Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address military challenges faced by the UK armed forces. The challenge is to create a system with a high degree of autonomy that can detect, identify... [06 May 2008]
Photos: The Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
Photo Seven metres long, with two ramjet engines and four booster rockets it was a pillar of Britain's defence against the Soviet threat during the Cold War. Historian professor Peter Hennessy said the exhibition of post-war tech embodied public opinion... [01 May 2008]
Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame
News The criticism follows a number of high-profile UK government data breaches recently, including the HMRC loss, numerous losses from the Ministry of Defence, and losses from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. [30 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…
Comment It was always obvious that outsourcing would be more expensive but this smacks of the olden days when defence companies ripped off the government. Social networking safety plan Social networks to stamp out sex offenders [10 Apr 2008]
Trojan Defence: A Forensic View
White Paper The Trojan defence; “I didn’t do it, someone else did”- myth or reality? Part I examines the Trojan defence, how Trojan horses are constructed and considers the collection of volatile data. Part II takes this further by investigating some of the... [10 Apr 2008]
In Defence of WAP: The WAP Standard Is One Element in the Bigger Mobile Internet Picture - It Will Not, by Itself, Determine the Fate of GPRS and 3G - The WAP Factor
White Paper The success of the mobile internet market is not dependent on one thing only. Marketing, handset development, attractive content, packet-based networks and appealing tariffs are all important variables in the equation. [10 Apr 2008]
Nato allies form cyber defence command
News The Cyber Defence Management Authority (CDMA) will co-ordinate cyber defence among Nato allies after its formation was backed by members at the Nato summit in Bucharest last week. It is a shift away from Nato's policy of mainly focusing on the... [08 Apr 2008]
Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line
News Ministry of Defence (MoD) road safety officer Major Shepherd said: "As part of our commitment to duty of care, we have an obligation for the safety of all MoD personnel - whether they are drivers or passengers. [04 Apr 2008]
The ISO is right to back Microsoft's OOXML
Comment But the case for the defence is that the OOXML specification is actually well structured, extensible and not a tangled mess. Amid anger and disbelief, it emerged this week the ISO is ratifying Microsoft's OOXML as a standard. [04 Apr 2008]
Whitehall laptop ban hits driving agency performance
News The ban on removal of laptops and portable devices with unencrypted personal data was introduced across all government departments in the wake of a string of high profile data losses, including the loss of 600,000 personnel details by the Ministry... [04 Apr 2008]
Photos: Eye in the sky to spot 'friendly fire'
Photo Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Baroness Taylor, said in a statement: "Leapp is a new, world-class system. Defence engineering company Lockheed Martin UK INSYS, will supply the system and vehicles, seen here, as part of an £100m deal... [03 Apr 2008]
