What will digital police forces look like?
What will digital police forces look like?
Recently, the College of Policing wrote to all Chief Constables and PCCs, the Policing Minister and HMIC about digital capabilities. A new College of […]
Read moreADS input to Cyber Essentials Scheme
ADS input to Cyber Essentials Scheme
I have blogged before about the government’s new Cyber Essentials Scheme. On 12 May 2014, ADS hosted a roundtable to provide input […]
Read moreSerious and Organised Crime – National Strategic Assessment
Serious and Organised Crime – National Strategic Assessment
On 1 May, the National Crime Agency published a national assessment of the impact of and the threat to the UK from […]
Read moreHome Office call – explosives precursors
Home Office call – explosives precursors
The Home Office is leading a public research call seeking to identify additives to or substitutions for explosives precursors and poisons to […]
Read moreThe challenge of police procurement – what is ADS doing about it?
The challenge of police procurement – what is ADS doing about it?
Police procurement has always posed challenges for the security sector. The most obvious challenge is that the customer base is very fragmented, […]
Read moreImproving your cyber security – the government’s ‘Cyber Essentials’ scheme
Improving your cyber security – the government’s ‘Cyber Essentials’ scheme
This week, the government launched a ‘Cyber Essentials’ scheme. As previously noted, this scheme is the next stage on from the ’10 Steps to […]
Read moreNew Government Security Classification Scheme goes live
New Government Security Classification Scheme goes live
Today, the new Government Security Classification Scheme (GSC) goes live. As a result, the whole of government will be changing the way […]
Read moreADS input to the new UK National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UK)
ADS input to the new UK National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UK)
Later this morning, the government will launch the Computer Emergency Response Team – UK (CERT-UK). CERT-UK is the UK’s national CERT and will be […]
Read more‘Cyber Supplier to Government’ scheme
‘Cyber Supplier to Government’ scheme
Today, a scheme was launched that enables UK cyber security suppliers to government to be able to reference this fact publicly, for example […]
Read moreSecurity innovation – tackling the new shoe bomb threat
Security innovation – tackling the new shoe bomb threat
The UK’s security sector is world leading because of its constant innovation. I was reminded of this last week, when the US Department […]
Read moreThe UK’s first Security Exports Strategy
The UK’s first Security Exports Strategy
The 27 February was a significant day for the security sector, as Theresa May, the Home Secretary, launched the UK’s first Security Exports Strategy. […]
Read moreImproving basic cyber security – the government’s draft standard
Improving basic cyber security – the government’s draft standard
The government intends to develop a ‘cyber hygiene profile’ (standard) to improve basic cyber security in organisations in any economic sector. The profile will: […]
Read moreGetting more out of security R&D – academics don’t just produce paper
Getting more out of security R&D – academics don’t just produce paper
One of the big challenges in the UK’s security sector is how to make more effective use of the limited R&D funding […]
Read moreDigital Policing – will the Met Police lead the way?
Digital Policing – will the Met Police lead the way?
The Metropolitan Police recently published its new technology strategy, Total Technology, for the period 2014 to 2017. The drivers for this digital policing vision are: Improving […]
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