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May 20, 2014

ADS input to Cyber Essentials Scheme

ADS input to Cyber Essentials Scheme

I have blogged before about the government’s new Cyber Essentials Scheme. On 12 May 2014, ADS hosted a roundtable to provide input […]

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April 17, 2014

EASA & ECHA Report Outlines How ‘REACH’ Affects the Aviation Industry

EASA & ECHA Report Outlines How ‘REACH’ Affects the Aviation Industry

ECHA and EASA have this week released a report outlining the impact of the REACH authorisation process on aviation industry. Developed in […]

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April 9, 2014

UK Aerospace Exports to Brazil – Why Opportunity Must Drive Growth

UK Aerospace Exports to Brazil – Why Opportunity Must Drive Growth

This week, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) are promoting national ‘Export Week’ – hosting a variety of events up and down the […]

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April 8, 2014

Improving your cyber security – the government’s ‘Cyber Essentials’ scheme

Improving your cyber security – the government’s ‘Cyber Essentials’ scheme

This week, the government launched a ‘Cyber Essentials’ scheme. As previously noted, this scheme is the next stage on from the ’10 Steps to […]

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April 2, 2014

New Government Security Classification Scheme goes live

New Government Security Classification Scheme goes live

Today, the new Government Security Classification Scheme (GSC) goes live.  As a result, the whole of government will be changing the way […]

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March 31, 2014

ADS input to the new UK National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UK)

ADS input to the new UK National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UK)

Later this morning, the government will launch the Computer Emergency Response Team – UK (CERT-UK). CERT-UK is the UK’s national CERT and will be […]

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March 21, 2014

Increased Aircraft production rates – Supply Chain risks?

Increased Aircraft production rates – Supply Chain risks?

At the start of the year, both Airbus and Boeing announced plans to increase their aircraft production rates significantly over the course […]

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March 5, 2014

Mexico: Future Aerospace powerhouse?

Mexico: Future Aerospace powerhouse?

Today’s release of the ‘ADS Global Aerospace Outlook 2014’ identifies Mexico as one of 9 priority countries that the UK aerospace industry […]

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February 28, 2014

Security innovation – tackling the new shoe bomb threat

Security innovation – tackling the new shoe bomb threat

The UK’s security sector is world leading because of its constant innovation.  I was reminded of this last week, when the US Department […]

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February 27, 2014

Improving basic cyber security – the government’s draft standard

Improving basic cyber security – the government’s draft standard

The government intends to develop a ‘cyber hygiene profile’ (standard) to improve basic cyber security in organisations in any economic sector. The profile will: […]

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February 21, 2014

Getting more out of security R&D – academics don’t just produce paper

Getting more out of security R&D – academics don’t just produce paper

One of the big challenges in the UK’s security sector is how to make more effective use of the limited R&D funding […]

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February 14, 2014

Digital Policing – will the Met Police lead the way?

Digital Policing – will the Met Police lead the way?

The Metropolitan Police recently published its new technology strategy, Total Technology, for the period 2014 to 2017.  The drivers for this digital policing vision are: Improving […]

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January 28, 2014

UK economy – maintaining the growth momentum

UK economy – maintaining the growth momentum

It is encouraging news that that the UK’s economic recovery is really starting to take hold.  For the first time since the […]

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January 13, 2014

The UK supply chain must be ready for industry growth

The UK supply chain must be ready for industry growth

In its annual press conference today, Airbus revealed a number of interesting figures: the company has a current backlog of 5,559 aircraft […]

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