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Always picking on the little ones…small businesses need technical excellence

SMEs are exposed to exactly the same IT threats as large corporations; the Internet makes no distinctions. However, where international corporations employ large teams dedicated specifically to IT security, an SME must do what it can with much smaller budgets. An attack would also have much more serious consequences, as theft of intellectual property or downtime could spell the end for a smaller business.

: KLAUS GHERI, VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, EUROPE, BARRACUDA NETWORKS; Viewpoints; Posted On Monday, 25 November 2013 11:03

MoD to invest £35 million to sustain the RAF’s stockpile of Brimstone missiles

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A contract with British defence firm MBDA will guarantee the supply of weapons for the next five years, Vigilance can reveal.

: The Editorial Team; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Monday, 25 November 2013 10:57

UKFraud Mobile Payment SIG urges greater stakeholder collaboration

Leading corporate risk prevention consultancy and analyst UKFraud has released an interim update on their on-going research and market analysis of mobile payments and related mobile initiatives. The findings follow an earlier warning to stakeholders about a ‘cocktail of emerging risks’ as a consequence of rapid growth in the global mobile payments market. Key findings of the interim report are as follows:

: LEIGH RICHARDS; Case Studies; Posted On Monday, 25 November 2013 08:18

First British Rivet Joint Aircraft delivered to the UK

The first of three RIVET JOINT signals intelligence aircraft has been delivered to the UK ahead of its entry into service with the RAF next year.

The aircraft will form part of project AIRSEEKER, which will provide the UK with a world class capability able to provide real time on scene intelligence, surveillance and analysis to forces in the air and on the ground.