Monthly Archives: June 2025

Jeanne McKinney explores the challenges of overcoming Africa’s tyranny of distance to fight terror Stabilising is a tall order on a large continent with many crises happening at once within the nation states. When it comes to Africa, it is not only about countering terror groups but also deterring malign actors like China and Russia… Read more »

Lucy Ketley explains the importance of having a focus on access control for public safety It has been nearly 50 years since the famous psychologist from Stanford – Philip Zimbardo – launched one of the most influential theories of criminology; the ‘Broken Windows Theory’. In his field study, Zimbardo abandoned two identical cars in two… Read more »

Matthew Borie explains how events in late April led to serious escalation in the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict On 22 April, a shooting attack by suspected Pakistani-linked militants killed 26 civilians in the Indian-administered Kashmir region. This was the largest number of civilian deaths in a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir since the May 2006 Doda… Read more »

Dr Brenton Cooper explains why policing needs AI-driven open-source technology The foiling of an extremist bomb plot targeting the huge audience at a Lady Gaga concert in Brazil shows the value of open-source intelligence. The anti-LGBTQ extremists sought to radicalise teenagers online through digital cells, inspiring them to use improvised explosives in the attack against… Read more »

Barry Zellen, PhD, reports on President Trump’s grand strategy for a new American empire Since triumphantly returning to the White House in January, Trump 2.0 has been a whirlwind of creative, innovative, paradigm-shifting American defence and security policy. Staggering in its vigour and bold in its willingness to take risks for what is hoped will… Read more »

Mark Findlay discusses the electrified future of the defence sector and how the industry can prepare for electric and hybrid vehicles. For defence, electrification goes beyond sustainability – it’s a catalyst for battlefield transformation. In an era defined by multi-domain warfare and dispersed operations, energy resilience, stealth and mobility are vital. The defence sector is… Read more »

Jon Bance urges CIOs to take control of their security awareness within their business and review their cyber controls before it’s too late Recent headlines have put the spotlight on an escalating cyber trend targeting the retail sector and UK companies are being reminded that vulnerabilities can have a tangible impact on day-to-day operations. Harrods… Read more »

Tom Exelby reveals why SMBs need to change their thinking to combat the menace of ransomware Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the UK are high-profile targets for cyber criminals – and the constant evolution of ransomware is one of the severest challenges. A survey of 2,000 SMBs in the UK and US by Microsoft… Read more »

Tyler Gannon explains why securing hugely complex OT and IoT networks puts PAM technology centre-stage Amid the massive growth in IoT networks, machine identity is fast becoming a major security challenge. The number of IoT devices worldwide is expected to more than double from 16-billion in 2023 to over 32-billion in 2030. Many devices will… Read more »