NEWS

Hashem Abedi awaiting trial as bail is denied

Hashem Abedi, the brother of Manchester Arena bomber, is being remanded in custody after appearing in court on mass murder charges.....read more

Public figures should ‘moderate language’ to fight extremism

Home Secretary Sajid Javid is to use a speech on Confronting Extremism Together to stress the need for public figures to ‘moderate their language’ as part of a greater effort to tackle extremism.....read more

Ongoing ESN delays creating crisis of confidence

The Public Accounts Committee has reported that costs of the crucial ESN communications system continue to rise while the benefits to the emergency services remain unclear.....read more

MPs raise concern over biometrics and forensics

The Science and Technology Committee has expressed concern regarding the current state of the Government’s approach to biometrics and forensics.....read more

Terrorism threat less concern than environment

New polling by BritainThinks, commissioned by Engage Britain, has revealed that protecting the environment has overtaken terrorism in the British public’s policy priorities over the last eight months.....read more

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Cognitec

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Cranfield University

Cranfield University’s new Counterterrorism Programme will examine current and future terrorist threats, how we recover from terrorist incidents and apprehend those responsible, and how we build additional capability and future resilience. It offers a wide range of elective modules to enhance your specific areas of knowledge. These include cyber terrorism, conflict resolution, internet forensics and digital crime.....read more

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Remtech

Remtech has launched a ‘Multi-Threat’ option to the established ModuSec modular construction system - adding blast and ballistic protection to the LPS1175 SR1-SR5 and CPNI Forced Attack options. The system can provide protected environments to any size as an external building, internal walls or enclosure or as a transportable pod.....read more

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