What’s good for the goose

Following the report that Russia has banned its troops from carrying certain electronic devices while on operations (see “Don’t phone home Ivan” – February 26), proof comes that this vulnerability cuts both ways. A research group at NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (SCCE) recently targeted NATO troops involved in …

Dead or Alive

The US has issued a $1 million bounty for Hamza Bin Laden, son of Osama. It’s not really a lot for Hamza – his father had a $25 million price tag – but he is only 30 so he has time to get the price up. (At least until the …

New store coming soon

The National Cyber Security Centre is (NCSC) preparing a brand new website. You can see the beta test site here: www.beta.ncsc.gov.uk This is part of a natural evolution in UK intelligence over the past thirty years. The revolution in computers and communications technology has seen GCHQ go from being a …