MoD Police appoints Dales as chief constable

Ministry of Defence (MoD) Police has appointed Melanie Dales as its first female chief constable. Dales has been temporary chief constable since the retirement of Andy Adams in February. MoD chief operating officer Nina Cope said: “Mel will lead the MoD’s unique, specialist police force responsible for protecting critical national infrastructure including military establishments.” She […]

UK leads Europe cyber security exercise in Estonia

The largest Western Europe-led cyber security exercise has taken place in Estonia with 34 teams from 11 countries, including Ukraine. Organised by a team of cyber specialists from the British Army, Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) was the culmination of more than a year of training for more than 750 cyber specialists, including Defence personnel, […]

MoD acquires new technology to prevent security breaches

It has been widely reported that the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has purchased its first quantum computer that will help the country prevent security breaches amid the rising threat of cyber-attacks. Quantum machines process data differently, as they use a two-stage unit called a qubit instead of bits, using binary code with a value […]