Posts By: Jacob Charles

Joined-up Thinking

Guy Neale navigates the nuances of a secure future – outlining five major paradoxes From international conflicts to borderless crimes, evolving threats paint a challenging picture for national security. Not a day goes by without new headlines on escalating global tensions or discussions around nations’ defence policies. We currently stand at a crossroads of national… Read more »

Held To Ransom

Christian Have examines the correct way to fight back when responding to ransomware Law enforcement efforts against ransomware have seen the takedown of major players such as QakBot and BlackCat/AlphV last year followed by the LockBit group in Operation Cronos and the Volt Typhoon botnet in February. But while this has disrupted operations and seen… Read more »

Rising Confidence

Anthony Young assesses the cyber security risks to the UK’s critical national infrastructure As cyber threats become more frequent and sophisticated, many of the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) organisations are adopting best-practice approaches and growing more confident in their defences. These findings are drawn from recent Bridewell research, which surveyed 521 senior cyber security… Read more »

A New Chapter

Danny Kadyshevitch explains how Generative AI has democratised fraud and cyber crime AI and its transformative potential are on everyone’s mind. The generative AI services that have been released in recent years have sparked a seemingly transformative wave of conversation about what this could mean for the very future of humankind. The release of ChatGPT… Read more »

Close encounters

Al Prescott explores the role of penetration testing in close protection and protective security A penetration test within the close protection environment should seek to challenge the physical and online spaces. It should generate opportunities for an attacker to exploit and seek to expose the principal to physical and reputational harm. Penetration testing can be… Read more »

Safe to learn

Ellie Gibson outlines the steps to creating effective security solutions for campus security University for many students is their first taste of independence and living alone, and as a result they are at their most vulnerable. Students have often never had to think about their own security, instead relying on parents or guardians. Moving to… Read more »

Lessons learned

Jeanne McKinney reveals how battles of the past can help win future wars against terror At the core of every great battle are great lessons. In these days of expanding terror, the world is plagued with over 60 terror groups, designated by the US State Department. A study of the battles during the War on… Read more »

True or false?

David Atkinson outlines how to combat SOC alert fatigue Cyber security tools have become crucial in the arsenal against digital threats, diligently monitoring user behaviour, network traffic, and system operations to spot and mitigate risks before they turn into major incidents. However, the myth of ‘the more, the better’ persists across organisations, leading to a… Read more »

Democracy under siege

Lewis Shields navigates the global threats to democracy in a historic election year In this historic year for elections globally, cyber security threats are front and centre of political discourse, with malicious actors – ranging from hostile nation states, to politically motivated cyber criminals and online trolls – likely seeking to influence the outcomes across… Read more »

Blue-sky thinking

Matthew Ratsey maps out the future of autonomy in the sea With its projected value of £3.2-billion by 2050, it’s easy to see why the ‘blue economy’ – encompassing so many industries – is spawning a race to deliver smarter, safer and more efficient ways to monitor and understand our oceans. Fuelled by the drive… Read more »