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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

6 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

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

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 To Base Its ‘National Cyber Force’ In Lancashire

Cyber offensive operation of the UK government to be based somewhere in Lancashire, to tackle tackle hostile nation states and…

3 years ago

UK To Create National Cyber Force, Amid £16.5bn Defence Rise

UK's biggest defence investment since Cold War, to combine cyber operations of UK military and intelligence in one unified command

4 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

Microsoft Launches UK Cloud Data Centres

The Ministry of Defence and the NHS are amongst those signed up to use Microsoft's UK-based cloud infrastructure

8 years ago

Ministry Of Defence To Spend £40m On Cyber Security Centre

The new centre is to defend the UK's military networks and systems and coordinate cyber-defence operations

9 years ago

MoD Extends Capgemini Payments Contract Until December

Ministry of Defence wants another 12 months of Capgemini's P2P cloud payment and procurement service

9 years ago

MoD Plans New Secure Communications System With Project MORPHEUS

Military wants SMBs to contribute to Project MORPHEUS, promising a chance to influence the future of secure radio technology

9 years ago

Ministry of Defence Turns To G-Cloud For Data Centre Consolidation Project

The Ark-designed project will see the closure of the MoD's Bath site and relocation to a shared facility with lower…

10 years ago

Prince William RAF Photos Leak Sensitive Information

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

12 years ago

Qinetiq To Lead MoD Consortium

Former MoD research arm contracted to protect it from cyber attacks

13 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

Chinese Hackers Threaten British Economy: MoD

British companies need to step up their cyber security defences to avoid being put out of business by hackers

13 years ago

MoD Halts GPS Jamming After Safety Complaints

A huge naval exercise has been banned from using GPS jamming technology after safety complaints

13 years ago

MoD Creates Command Unit To Counter Cyber Threats

Liam Fox has created a new joint force command at the MoD to oversee cyber warfare and military intelligence

13 years ago

MoD Videos Warn Of The Perils Of Twitter

The MoD has begun a video campaign warning of the dangers of social networking sites such as Twitter

13 years ago

MoD Leaks Nuclear Sub Secrets In Cut-And-Paste Gaffe

Nuclear submarine safety details were blacked out wrongly by Ministry of Defence staff

14 years ago