Home

Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach appointed First Joint Forces Commander

AirMarshalSirStuartPeach Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox last week announced the appointment of Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, currently Chief of Joint Operations and a previous Chief of Defence Intelligence as the first Commander Joint Forces Command (JFC).

The creation of the Joint Forces Command was a key recommendation in Lord Levene’s Defence Reform report, which was published in June as part of a wider package of radical reform. In his new role, Air Marshal Peach will be responsible for commanding and generating allocated joint capabilities from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.

: The Editorial Team; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Monday, 19 September 2011 05:52

UBS rogue trader saga blamed on absence of suspicious trading analysis software

Reports that a trader with UBS has been arrested in connection with a potential two billion dollar `rogue trader' fraud suggest that the banker has been controlling trading accounts to which he should not have had access, says Lieberman Software.

: YVONNE ESKENZI; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 19 September 2011 05:48

May source leaks push Zeus up as number two malware threat

A report just issued showing the infamous Zeus malware as having shot to the number two spot in the malware charts comes as no surprise, says Trusteer.

: NEIL STINCHCOMBE; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 19 September 2011 05:47

Workplace consumerisation of technology highlights dangers of data portability

Research just released shows that almost two-thirds of IT professionals are concerned about security issues associated with the use of personal devices in the workplace and highlights the fact that data in the digital age has become as portable as the devices it is stored on, says Varonis Systems.