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17 (Reserve) Squadron begin UK F-35 testing

17 (Reserve) Squadron has begun operational testing of the UK’s first F-35B, 100 years after the unit was first established. The squadron, which was first formed in 1915, will be responsible for all the test and evaluation of the UK’s first F-35 Lightning II.

The aircraft, known as BK-1, is stationed at Edwards Air Force Base in California and will be operated under UK regulations. Personnel from 17 (R) Sqn, which is made up of engineers and pilots from the RAF and Royal Navy, will fly and maintain the jets independently from their US colleagues - an important step towards the UK developing its Joint Strike Fighter capability.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Tuesday, 10 February 2015 10:48

Cryptzone extends HiSoftware Security Sheriff capabilities to Office 365

BOSTON, MA: SharePoint content has grown exponentially since 2001. Office 365 extends the reach of that content across the cloud to nearly unlimited groups of online users. As Office 365 gains momentum with SharePoint Online and OneDrive, security admins need to rethink their approach to securing sensitive information. Cryptzone, a global provider of dynamic, identity-driven security and compliance solutions, and a Microsoft Gold Application Development Partner, today announced HiSoftware Security Sheriff for Office 365. The latest release extends the features and functions of the on-premises solution for inspecting, classifying, securing, auditing and processing content to Office 365, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and hybrid environments.

: Dulcie McLerie; InfoSecurity; Posted On Tuesday, 10 February 2015 10:41

Security gurus react to CEP's survey on Risk Mitigation through Cyber Insurance

The Corporate Executive Programme (CEP) has carried out the study which examines the current business behaviour among behind large (billion dollar revenue ) and mid sized (1milllion to 1billion) enterprises in the US and UK towards cyber insurance.

CEP is a not-for-profit independent organisation which exists to identify new threats and trends in relation to information security and to help organisations deal with them.

The study sheds light on the extent to which specific factors are impacting on individual business approach to dedicated cyber insurance; for example, business size, sector and the ways companies have organised themselves to manage, and purchase for, risk and security.

: Lucy Harvey; Case Studies; Posted On Tuesday, 10 February 2015 10:25

The Islamic State Group in Libya

If you have ever been puzzled as to whether the former name of the Islamic State group (IS) was ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) or ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), your confusion may soon be over: ISIL seems to have staged a dramatic comeback; ISIL, that is, Islamic State in Inflammable Libya.