Posts By: Jacob Charles

Jamming and spoofing

Maria Simsky explains why secure GPS receivers are crucial for GNSS/INS systems With the growth of automation and robotisation in many industries, from agriculture and delivery drones to self-driving cars, the demand for accurate and affordable navigation is on the rise. When selecting a GPS/GNSS (Global positioning system/Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver it is crucial… Read more »

Covid-19 fraudsters

Dr Gareth Owenson reports on the rise of fake vaccine cards on the Dark Web While political and social debate caused by the proposed use of COVID Vaccine Cards (CVCs) raged across traditional and social media platforms, underground networks of cybercriminals found new ways to exploit public fear and unease for financial and strategic gain.This… Read more »

Risk and compliance

Simon Whitburn explores the current Legal GRC landscape and reveals how failing to plan for legal GRC could increase risk levels for your organisation Governance risk and compliance (GRC) is a vital cog in the machine of any successful business today. Its rise can be attributed to the mid-Noughties when several accounting scandals at various… Read more »

Lessons learned

Bernard Montel looks back at 2021: a year of turbulence in cyber risk – from lockdown to Log4Shell Last year ended as abruptly as it started: January saw a surprise lockdown and return to remote working, bringing added risks in cybersecurity. Businesses readopted with fervour the cloud systems that had seen them through 2020, while… Read more »

Identify yourself

Joseph Carson reveals why organisations need to embrace identity as the future perimeter The world of work has long been a place as much as a function. Technical limitations meant that workers needed to be onsite to access resources. Even as technology advanced, tradition held. Consequently, network security has historically been concentrated on specific workplaces… Read more »

Automation and defence

Matthew Price explores the benefits of autonomy when it comes to ground-based vehicles and security The defence industry has been moving towards vehicle autonomy for some time. Most existing automation has been adopted in the air and sea domains as navigating in these environments has a lower level of complexity. Autonomous and semi-autonomous drones are… Read more »

Search and destroy

Paul D Turner explains the importance of Visible Light Communication when it comes TSCM Like all modern communication technologies, there are generally powerful security features and built-in safeguards that tend to provide a reasonable measure of technical security. However, threat actors have a nasty habit of finding and exploiting direct and indirect technology weaknesses, and… Read more »

Protect duty

Paul Haggerty looks at the results of the UK Government’s consultation on the Protect Duty and what the planned legislation will mean for businesses. With a number of high-profile terror attacks in the UK in recent years, in February 2021 the Government launched a public consultation on the implementation of a legal ‘Protect Duty’ for… Read more »

Time to upskill?

James Hadley reveals why the defence sector must optimise its workforce with cybersecurity upskilling We know that a single phishing email is all it takes for bad actors to launch an attack that could take down a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. This is one of the reasons cybersecurity professionals often talk about humans as a weakness in… Read more »

Machine learning

Tim Wallen discusses what is needed to lay the foundations for the success of next-gen cybersecurity technologies. The expanding scope and sophistication of cybercrime is a significant problem. When we hear the word ‘cybercriminal’, there’s a tendency to picture a single individual hidden away in a dark dingy garage, operating from an old-school laptop. And… Read more »