Security
Insights and news on global security threats, cyber policy developments, and crises in the civilian domain.
The Korean Peninsula should remain a security concern
November 15 by Christopher LeeWith North Korea remaining a potent threat in the Asia-Pacific region, the alliance between South Korea and the USA is more important now than ever.
White Paper: An Analysis of Colombia’s Mine Clearing Operations
November 03 by Wilder Alejandro SanchezThe Colombian military and international organizations, particularly the Halo Trust, carry out humanitarian demining operations across the country. In this white paper, we will review Colombia’s demi...
Defence in the Digital Age - Insights Report
October 13 by Klecha & Co.In this report we focus on specific technologies we believe will revolutionise the defence landscape helping to combat hybrid warfare. The technologies we discuss in this report include artificial int...
Minimizing the impact of desert locust swarms in East Africa
September 09 by Maxar TechnologiesSpotlight, the monthly geospatial intelligence periodical from Maxar
Why Teach as I Live It? A Startup Founder's Perspective on Hacking 4 Security
August 03 by Dr José Videira'We challenge the academic “solution first” problem-solving framework as it reduces your chances of success in entrepreneurship'. Hear from a start-up founder about the Hacking 4 Security lean methodo...
Methamphetamine in Afghanistan: Assessing Changes to Participation and Production
July 13 by Maxar TechnologiesSpotlight, the monthly geospatial intelligence periodical from Maxar
Transforming Intelligence in the Digital Age: Next Generation OSINT
July 13 by Andrew StaniforthThere has been a a rise in the prevalence of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and its application by security forces against a background of conflict, insecurity, the resurgence of violence in trouble...
COVID-19: Game Changer for International Security
April 21 by Andrew StaniforthThe concept of national and international security today, is very different to what it was just several weeks ago, let alone ten, fifty or a hundred years ago.
COVID-19 – Pandemic Preparedness
April 09 by Andrew StaniforthThe Coronavirus crisis has created a new genre of pandemic preparedness.
COVID-19 – Out of Crisis Comes Opportunities for Digital Transformation
March 26 by Rear Admiral Danelle Barrett (Ret)While the Corona Virus (COVID-19) has brought unimaginable turmoil, human loss, and significant economic impacts to the world, there is a silver lining resulting from changes that will fundamentally t...
Organised Crime and Grey Zone Conflict
February 25 by Andrew StaniforthThe fault lines exposed by OCGs human trafficking operations through the frictionless borders of European member states can be exploited as part of grey zone methodology for the movement of subversive...
Countering Drones - An Evolving Cybersecurity Requirement
February 13 by Andrew StaniforthDrones are becoming a global security challenge, but there is an increasing need to conceptualise the threat in the context of cybersecurity, too. Defence iQ explores the use of drones as a cyber weap...