Posts By: Jacob Charles

Beyond box-ticking?

Dan Jones shines a light on the government’s new resilience-focused action plan responding to the rising cyber threat The government has published its new £210-million cyber action plan that sets out how it plans to tackle the growth in online threats. Spearheaded by a new Cyber Unit, the Government Cyber Action Plan (GCAP) is designed… Read more »

Survival of the fittest

Dan Lattimer reveals why, with ransomware able to strike at any time, resilience is your best defence Thanks to the advent of digital commerce, AI helpdesks and globalisation, many organisations can today legitimately claim to be open 24/7. Unfortunately, cybersecurity hasn’t always kept up with this changing operational tempo. As corporate cautionary tales continue to… Read more »

Under pressure

Mohammad Ismail asks is Agentic AI in arrested development? Talk of an AI bubble has dominated the headlines over recent months. Concerns are growing that the level of investment being pumped into AI companies is out of kilter and that, much like we saw in the dot.com era, this could lead to a crash. Yet… Read more »

Operation Absolute Resolve

Matthew Borie examines the recent tension in the Caribbean between the US and Venezuela The already strained relations between the United States (US) and Venezuela deteriorated further in late 2025, particularly after the US began increasing its military presence in the Southern Caribbean Sea under the guise of counter-narcotics operations. The growing tension was the… Read more »

Vehicle inspection protocols

PD Turner outlines the search methodology steps essential for TSCM Vehicle Search Specialists (VSS) During the past decade, vehicles have decidedly shifted from open analogue-copper-based technology to a highly embedded sensor-based digital computer relationship. This notable shift involves wireless transmitters, complex digital and optically embedded software and firmware sub-systems that are no longer restricted to… Read more »

Setting the story straight

Jeanne McKinney lifts the lid on Military Public Affairs and reveals how it has grown to become a critical force multiplier When you want to find out what is going on with our forces from peacetime to global crises and war, Military Public Affairs (PA) is a communications hub, driving information in multiple directions by… Read more »

New-generation warfare

Will Ashford-Brown reveals why hybrid warfare is no longer peripheral but central to Moscow’s military doctrine and the threat it poses to Europe As much of the strategic debate in recent years has centred on the long-term challenge posed by China, Russia now represents the most immediate and proximal threat to UK and European security…. Read more »

The end for NATO?

Barry Scott Zellen, PhD, explores the future of NATO in the event that America takes Greenland With Stalin’s large standing army smothering half of Europe and his fledgling nuclear arsenal extending Moscow’s ambitions overseas, America had to scramble. And scramble it did. First, in 1949, it formed NATO with the 4 April, 1949 signing of… Read more »

The AI effect

Richard Woolfrey outlines ways to bridge the cyber skills gap in the age of AI The UK is facing an unprecedented escalation in cyber threats. Research from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) shows that “four nationally significant” cyber attacks take place each week – an indication of how threat activity is embedded into daily… Read more »

Trouble ahead?

Lawrence Baker navigates aerospace cyber turbulence amid compliance burdens The aerospace sector has long been synonymous with engineering excellence and uncompromising safety standards. But as the industry starts to become ever more digital and interconnected, it now faces a new normal in which cyber security must command equal attention.Aerospace has long been conscious of cyber… Read more »