Ministry of Defence

Government Nationalises One Of UK’s Last Semiconductor Factories

Saved from closure. Ministry of Defence acquires chip factory in County Durham responsible for semiconductors for defence industry

2 months ago

Chinese Hack Exposes Ministry Of Defence Payroll Data

Payroll records of nearly all members of the UK's armed forces have been exposed, reportedly to Chinese hackers

7 months ago

UK Ministry Of Defence Documents Leaked After Supplier Hack

MoD documents allegedly leaked online after cyberattack on fencing supplier by Russia-linked LockBit ransomware gang

1 year ago

Ministry of Defence Investigates Emails Sent To Russian Ally

Ministry of Defence investigates after 'small number' of emails sent to Russian ally Mali instead of US military due to…

1 year ago

UK’s National Cyber Force Outlines ‘Responsible’ Cyber Operations

Agency that carries out offensive cyber operations for the UK, reveals it is engaged against Russian, Chinese and other nation-state…

2 years ago

MoD Acquires Government’s First Quantum Computer – Report

The Ministry of Defence acquires the UK government's first ever quantum computer and will work Orca Computing

2 years ago

UK Army Recruitment Portal Closed After Data Breach

British army recruitment computer system has been offline since March, after hackers offered candidate data for sale on the dark…

3 years ago

MoD Reported 7 Serious Data Losses To ICO

Data blunders continue at Ministry of Defence, with 7 serious data incidents in the space of a year, as well…

3 years ago

MoD Web Gaffe Exposes Special Forces Weapon Data

Secret data of enhanced weapons exposed in embarrassing cut-and-paste blunder, mirroring similar mistake in 2011 of data concerning nuclear submarines

3 years ago

UK Readies ‘National Cyber Force’ To Tackle Terrorists, Hostile Nations

Specialist 'National Cyber Force' for the United Kingdom to be launched in the spring to tackle hostile nation states and…

5 years ago

MoD Secrets Exposed In Multiple Data Breaches – Report

Sensitive British defence data has been exposed in multiple breaches in 2017, heavily redacted incident reports show

6 years ago

MoD Eases Data Management Headaches With Linkspace

Government G-cloud success as MoD utilises Linkspace to manage data mountains surrounding military deployments

8 years ago

IT Upgrade Blunder Leaves MoD Suppliers Millions Out Of Pocket

Some suppliers have been forced to take out loans to pay staff and suppliers

8 years ago

MoD Gets Secure Cloud For Application Hosting

CGI to host MoD's Information Systems and Services applications from secure spot in Wales

10 years ago

MoD Blows Millions On Delayed Online Army Recruitment System

MoD misses recruitment targets as botched system won't go live until at least April 2015

11 years ago

Ofcom To Allocate Military Spectrum For 4G Services

Ofcom invites expressions of interest for 190MHz spectrum to be released for civil use by 2016

11 years ago

UK forms A Cyber Reserve Force

Ministry of Defence confirms reservists can join its offensive work

11 years ago

MPs Report: MoD Data Compromised By Cyber Espionage Onslaught

MoD data taken in unspecified attack, as the level of cyber espionage worries intelligence committee

11 years ago

InfoSec 2013: MoD Warns Cyber Attack Could Bring Down Government

Head of information security at MoD tells TechWeek he isn't over-hyping the threat

12 years ago

MPs Unsettled By Potentially ‘Fatal’ Government Cyber Warfare Strategy

We rely on heavily on badly-protected technology, say MPs

12 years ago

Prince William RAF Photos Leak Sensitive Information

Prince William’s RAF Photos show colleagues' passwords on screens

12 years ago

MoD Secret Systems Have Been Breached

The retiring head of the military’s cyber security operation admits the MoD's network has been breached a number of times

13 years ago

Infosec: The UK Drops FUD Bombs On BYOD

The UK is afraid of BYOD, whilst others plough ahead. But it needn't be this way, says Tom Brewster

13 years ago

MoD To Update War Simulations For ‘Call Of Duty’ Generation

The MoD has been updating combat simulations to match the quality of the games consoles new recruits have been using…

13 years ago

MoD Admits More Laptop Losses

The MoD has admitted to mislaying IT equipment including more than 180 laptops

13 years ago

GCHQ Boss Warns Of ‘Disturbing’ Cyber Threat

The director of GCHQ warns cyber crime is growing, ahead of the London International Cyber Conference

13 years ago