Posts By: Jacob Charles

Disaster recovery

Peter Groucutt explains why it’s so important and why organisations need to keep it font of mind As a society we are increasingly dependent on technology to keep businesses running smoothly. While tech has brought many benefits, our reliance on it can mean that any type of incident – whether a premeditated criminal cyber attack,… Read more »

Artificial intelligence

Martin Cronin examines the growing importance of the role of technology in security, potentially detecting threats before they occur Today’s threat landscape is unpredictable and volatile, made even more so when set against the challenging backdrop of increased pressure on police forces, budget constraints, political instability and rising international threat levels. It cannot be denied… Read more »

Mobile police technology

Simon Hall investigates how the police use technology to bridge the generational divide on the frontline After nearly a decade of austerity, UK police forces will soon be enjoying an influx of 20,000 new officers over the next three years. But how will they cope with so many new recruits in such a short time?… Read more »

Mission possible

Brigham Bechtel reports on the importance of optimising delivery of mission critical data Growing volumes of data and improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are disrupting the traditional ideas of the Observe-Orient-Decide-Act (OODA) loop and now require new means to deliver the information effectively. It is widely acknowledged in national security circles… Read more »

A woman’s place

Dr. Joana Cook explores the changing role of women in US counter terrorism since the events of 911 In September we remembered the 18th anniversary of 9/11. 18 years. We now have a generation coming into universities that do not remember the day of 9/11 because they weren’t even born. Yet, the events of 11… Read more »

Oil strikes

Timothy Compston considers the ramifications of the devastating drone and cruise missile attacks on the Saudi oil infrastructure T he vulnerability of large-scale critical infrastructure sites like oil refineries to drones, when they are deployed as weapons of war by rebel groups, terrorists, and state actors, was brought into sharp relief on 14 September when… Read more »

Vehicle inspection

Amir and Ohad Hever explain the technologies involved; what they are, how they help and what the future holds Vehicle inspections pose a distinct set of challenges for security professionals as they contend with greater demands for accuracy and efficiency in ensuring that security is maintained without causing major impacts to the operations of their… Read more »

Smart building security

Mirel Sehic discusses what can be done to plug the gaps in smart building cyber security Pervasive connectivity is improving our built environment; technologies such as edge and cloud computing, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and artificial intelligence (AI) are driving exponential change. As a result, we are living and working in smarter, more proactive, service-driven environments,… Read more »

Anonymised security

Neil Huntingdon explores the growing disharmony between data protection and mass surveillance and the role technology can play in balancing public demand for privacy and security. If you’ve picked up a paper or watched the news even once in recent weeks, it’s likely you’ll have come across at least one of a stream of headlines… Read more »

Data protection

Daniel Markuson examines why governmental institutions around the world continue to fail to protect their citizens’ data More and more governments around the world see data encryption as an obstacle that prevents them from fighting criminal activities. For example, the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have been asking big technology companies to build… Read more »