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Photos: Military robot wars
Photo Photo credit: Ministry of Defence Photo credit: Ministry of Defence Photo credit: Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence put up funding for the six teams participating in the final. Photo credit: Ministry of Defence [21 Aug 2008]
Nasa hacker loses extradition appeal
News McKinnon is accused of sabotaging vital defence systems after admitting accessing 97 US military and Nasa computers between 2001 and 2002.silicon.com Public Sector Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his fight to block his extradition to the US... [30 Jul 2008]
Multi-Environment Decision Support and Knowledge Exploitation in Terrorist Emergency Responses
White Paper The post 9/11 new security paradigm requires military forces to be prepared with robust capabilities to support the response to terrorist attacks against people and critical infrastructures. This paper describes a new R&D program, called MUSKETEER... [03 Jul 2008]
Department of National Defense Canada Case Study
White Paper The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) manages and directs the country's military forces and oversees all matters related to national defense and emergency preparedness. Delivered securely and seamlessly in multiple sites around the... [03 Jul 2008]
MoD plans telepresence trial
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering a telepresence pilot, as part of its plans to tackle its travel budget.silicon.com Public Sector According to group captain Andy Towler, team leader for the defence modernisation initiative, the pilot is... [03 Jul 2008]
Beijing Olympics, Google Earth, BlackBerry Bold and more
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. Seven metres long, with two ramjet engines and four booster rockets it was a pillar of... [30 May 2008]
Nato fires up cyber defences
News The centre will be based in Tallinn in Estonia and will be used to train Nato's civilian and military staff in cyber defence techniques. A Nato cyber defence centre of excellence has been formally established to carry out research and training in... [16 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. Its early number-crunching abilities were used to design military aircraft and guided weapons. [01 May 2008]
Nato allies form cyber defence command
News A Centre of Excellence set up in Estonia will train Nato's extensive civilian and military staff in cyber defence. The Cyber Defence Management Authority (CDMA) will co-ordinate cyber defence among Nato allies after its formation was backed by... [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]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
News Speaking at the Cyber Warfare 2008 event in London this week, Debi Ashenden, senior research fellow at the Defence College of Management and Technology at Cranfield University, said most companies overlook the importance of employee behaviour when... [03 Apr 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that more than 11,000 military ID cards have been lost or stolen in the past two years. Defence minister Bob Ainsworth admitted that 4,433 ID cards disappeared in 2006 and a further 6,812 went missing from... [13 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.01.08
Round-Up How about this for an advertising slogan for the Ministry of Defence: "The Armed Forces Want You! Happily for the sake of the moral high-horse riding Round-Up, though unhappily for would-be military types, this isn't an isolated incident for the... [25 Jan 2008]
Stolen MoD laptop contains 600,000 records
News A Ministry of Defence (MoD) laptop containing personal data about 600,000 people has been stolen in the latest security breach to hit the government.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government... [21 Jan 2008]
