First Looks are the Digital Discovery Assessment Branch's (DDAB's) way of assessing whether a project is suitable to proceed onto Discovery. In Part 1, we covered the problems we had with assessing a submitted project's potential for Discovery in an ...
More people can now apply for jobs at MI5 following a change to our eligibility requirements.
When I was asked to write about my 'personal perspective' on cyber awareness, my first thought was: What comment could I possibly make, when I have never been impacted by a 'cyber event?' On reflection, though, cyber threats and defences ...
A FASTER way forward for Defence innovation In his March 2022 Defence Digital Blog March 2022 Defence Digital Blog, Director of Submarine Capability in the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO), describes how the Future Architecture Submarine Technology Enabling RIOT (Rapid insertion of ...
A huge proportion of our population now spend much of their day glued to laptop screens or monitors. This has only increased since the Covid-19 pandemic. Research shows that 57.6 million people in the UK (equivalent to 84.3% of the ...
We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will drastically change the way we live, work and connect with each other. As the Fourth Industrial Revolution accelerates, technological innovation is flourishing, driven by a fusion of disparate disciplines ...
My adopted programme (Navy Schedule Service) is a year old, and this is what I've learnt. Please join me in wishing the Navy Schedule Service a happy first birthday. Navy Schedule Service (NSS) went live 16th September 2021. NSS, a ...
In this blog, Hayley Patterson, the Service Owner for D2S, introduces the new Defence DevSecOps Service (D2S) and what it will mean for Defence. D2S has been launched as part of the Defence Digital Foundry's aim to accelerate the delivery ...
This month, the Commonwealth Games, are taking place in Birmingham, UK. The event is widely known for its spectacular opening ceremony, including the Parade of Nations. This ceremony provided the opportunity for the Joint Spectrum Authority (JSA) spectrum monitoring team ...
The Defence Digital Foundry is a new 'team of teams' in MOD which aims to create excellent digital services for defence users - and at the same time, provide platforms and tools that help others to build great services quickly ...
The Vulnerability Research team has been utilising the expertise and experience of the ethical hacking community to identify and test MODs systems. This has given us access to some of the best security researchers in the world and we will ...
Following the successful launch of the Defence Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy by the Minister for Defence Procurement in June, we are pleased to announce that the Defence AI Centre is now operational and will enhance Defence's ability to harness the ...
MI5 Director General Ken McCallum and FBI Director Chris Wray have warned of the growing threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party to UK and US interests.
I had been struggling personally with a lot of stuff and needed help but didn't know where to turn. Having access to the right information and advice through MyNavy on my phone really helped me get the support I needed, ...
Cyber security can be a difficult topic to grasp, especially since guidance is often inaccessible containing lots of jargon. As a result some individuals do not know how to mitigate risks and how best to protect themselves. This is an ...
"I was personally impressed by the motivation and dedication of the team for this discovery work, and the commitment by all to the articulation of user needs. I have spent some time reading through your documentation online, and I have ...
Welcome to the first in our series of blogs exploring delivery of the Data Strategy for Defence in our Pan-Defence environment. Since the Data Strategy for Defence was published last September there has been a clear shift change in how ...
What slows down Defence innovation? In his July 2021 Defence Digital Blog, Brigadier Stefan Crossfield highlights the deep cultural, Intellectual Property, and Agile procurement challenges to the digital transformation of Defence. For decades, the scale and pace of pull through ...
Yesterday, MI5 has lowered the threat level to Northern Ireland from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism (NIRT) from 'SEVERE' to 'SUBSTANTIAL'.
Today, MI5 has lowered the threat level to Northern Ireland from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism (NIRT) from 'SEVERE' to 'SUBSTANTIAL'.
This February MI5 is proud to be marking LGBT+ History Month.
When we ran the cross-Defence discovery for the Foundry last year, we were fortunate enough to collect an incredibly rich set of user needs. From operational data needs in the deployed space, to more intuitive intranets, there really was much ...
First things first, I think we have a little way to go to break from the misconception that 5G is "just a 'faster' 4G" - this misrepresentation hinders the vision of what can be achieved. TV ads that pitch 5G ...
Cyber security can often be difficult to understand and as a result, we may not know how to fully protect ourselves if we are unsure about the guidance that is out there. It is crucial that everyone, no matter their ...
MI5 is pleased to have been announced as a Top 75 Employer' in this year's Social Mobility Foundation Index, in recognition of the work undertaken to improve socio-economic diversity within the organisation.
