Posts By: Jacob Charles

Securing Infrastucture in 2030

Botan Osman looks into his crystal ball as he explores the evolution of technology for the future Looking ahead to the year 2030 and even beyond, in terms of advances in technology and securing our infrastructure, leads us to ask several additional questions; what might our infrastructure look like by 2030? How exactly will technology… Read more »

Faking It

David Spreadborough explains why it’s time to get real about fake imagery Faking it It was time for a garden makeover this summer. To assist in the design process, I took a few photographs on my smartphone and then, with a few simple clicks and edits, the garden was transformed. Happy with what the outcome… Read more »

Lines of Communication

Elsbeth Heinzelmann reports on how researchers in Berne are attempting to cripple the use of mobile phones in prisons These days, if a prison does not radically stamp out mobile phones, it incurs excessive levels of risk, as drug barons and mafia bosses organise their criminal activities conveniently from the comfort of their prison cells…. Read more »

Safer Cities

Iain Moran examines what can be done to keep the public safe from vehicle attacks in our cities Over the past two years, Europe has experienced a series of shocking terrorist attacks. Back in 2016, Nice suffered a horrific attack that saw a lorry drive into crowds watching the Bastille Day firework display. Later that… Read more »

Cyber Security Basics

Richard Kennedy explains the simple steps you should be following to keep your organisation secure UK SMEs have been found to be negligent in their approach to IT management, placing cyber security at risk according to a recent report by Xperience Group. The study found that 70 percent of those surveyed felt that there was… Read more »

Faking it

Timothy Compston investigates why it is that fake news is so high on the agenda. The term ‘fake news’ is much in evidence these days especially in the accusations levelled by US President Trump at the mainstream media on an almost daily basis. According to CBS News, the President has tweeted about fake news more… Read more »

Fighting back

Yedidya Moy explains how a complete X-ray lab that fits into a small bag is giving security forces the cutting edge In the past, the ability to pull out an entire portable X-Ray system from a small bag was considered a fantasy, but today due to developments in technology this dream has finally become a… Read more »

Time for change

James Wickes reveals how the GDPR can help to transform our use of visual data Any mention of CCTV surveillance is likely to call up images of grainy video footage being used to spot law breaking or suspect behaviour in public spaces and business premises. And indeed, some of the UK’s cameras do exist purely… Read more »

CIVSEC 2018: Rise of the cities

The CIVSEC 2018 Congress is Australia’s first major conference and industry exposition to address the full spectrum of national security threats. These are not military threats: rather, they range from natural disasters through organised crime to acts of terrorism by non-state players who take the low road, through a vulnerable civilian population, towards their goals…. Read more »

Will the robots win?

Paula Mathers considers the impact of the growing trend for using AI as our workforce As a society, we seem to want things at the touch of a button, from our smartphones and without having to see an actual person. We can arrange loans, overdrafts and mortgages using our mobile phones and tablets, we can… Read more »