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5 things to do in 2014

A study into the financial performance and value of the UK’s Top 1000 Security companies’ highlights 5 things owners and directors must do in 2014.

: CHRIS GLANCEY; Viewpoints; Posted On Monday, 16 December 2013 11:25

War hero receives UK’s first mind-controlled ‘robot’arm

SOURCE: MoD

Photo: MoD

Corporal Andrew Garthwaite underwent surgery at the Medical University of Vienna in 2011 to have the prosthetic limb attached to his right shoulder. He has since spent just 18 months learning to control his prosthetic through treatment at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre in Headley Court.

: The Editorial Team; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Monday, 16 December 2013 11:23

One third of free Wi-Fi hotspots block sex education sites

AdaptiveMobile investigation uncovers over-zealous Wi-Fi filters that block harmless or helpful sites

London: An investigation led by mobile security leader AdaptiveMobile has found that users trying to access harmless websites through free Wi-Fi hotspots, including sex education and religious sites, found the content blocked.AdaptiveMobile examined Wi-Fi filtering measures across the UK and found that 34% of hotspots blocked sex education websites, such as Respect Yourself. A further 44% prevented viewing of religious sites such as Ikhwan Web.

: JOE JOHNSTON AND SALLY BROWN; Case Studies; Posted On Monday, 16 December 2013 11:21

Data pioneering startups from 16 countries among the top 50 at CODE_n

The majority of finalists at CeBIT 2014 from the UK, the US and Germany

Stuttgart: More than 450 applicants from 60 countries: Interest in the CODE_n14 Contest was truly impressive. Young entrepreneurs from around the world answered the call of next year’s motto “Driving the Data Revolution” – all eager to present their unique big data business models to the world by securing one of the coveted CODE_n places at CeBIT in Hanover. The partners of the initiative – the GFT Group, EY, and Deutsche Messe – have selected the top 50 companies. “We were overwhelmed by the exceptional quality of the applications we received,” states Ulrich Dietz, initiator of CODE_n and CEO of the GFT Group. “CODE_n will showcase what is already possible with big data – not just in terms of technology, but also in terms of ground-breaking applications and industry solutions.” The winner of the CODE_n14 Awards can look forward to prize money of €30,000 and will be announced at CeBIT on March 12, 2014.