Security Innovation & Demonstration Centre launched
11/12/2014
Yesterday, Home Office Ministers launched the new Security Innovation and Demonstration Centre (SIDC). ADS has been leading the development of the Centre on behalf of…
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What does the ISC’s report mean for the security sector?
26/11/2014
On Monday, the Home Secretary gave a speech on the terrorist threat to the UK. In this speech, she indicated a number of capability areas…
What is the UK’s security industry?
25/11/2014
The UK’s security industry is diverse – 11,500 companies, providing products and services for everything from the response to the Ebola crisis, to tackling terrorism,…
Home Secretary’s speech on counter terrorism
24/11/2014
Counter terrorism is dependent on a successful public-private partnership. This morning, ADS was invited to attend the Home Secretary’s speech on counter terrorism. The speech…
Launch of an “Academic Market Place” for security research
04/11/2014
ADS, in collaboration with the Research Councils UK Partnership for Conflict, Crime and Security (PaCCS) Research (formerly the Global Uncertainties Programme), is enabling academic researchers…
Police Procurement Consultation – ADS response
29/10/2014
On Friday 24 October, ADS submitted a response to the Home Office Police Efficiency Team’s informal consultation on Possible Criteria for Mandating Police Procurement Arrangements. ADS…
Security industry supporting Ebola crisis response
10/10/2014
The UK’s security industry is supporting the international response to the Ebola crisis. For example, The technology of Andover-based Bioquell UK Ltd, a world-leader in…
Synergies between Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime
09/10/2014
Today, the Home Office announced that plans to review the structure of counter terrorism policing – in particular whether responsibility for CT policing should move…
Cyber insecurity – what to do about it?
07/10/2014
Hardly a week – if not day – seems to go by without a serious vulnerability emerging in the systems used by the government, businesses…
ADS and UK Cyber Security Forum announce partnership
03/10/2014
Yesterday, ADS announced a new partnership with the UK Cyber Security Forum at the Malvern Festival of Innovation’s Cyber Security Innovation Showcase. The UK Cyber Security Forum…
