China-linked botnets are now the dominant covert-network threat against UK organisations
The National Cyber Security Centre and international partner agencies have reissued and reinforced an advisory warning that China-nexus actors are conducting attacks against UK organisations using large-scale covert networks built from compromised consumer routers and other edge devices. The advisory, published on 23 April and co-sealed with international partners, has now been further amplified through […]
Defence Committee publishes High North oral evidence as Arctic capability sharpens
The House of Commons Defence Committee has published the oral evidence transcript from its 28 April 2026 session of the Defence in the High North inquiry, taking testimony from the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies and the University of Exeter. The publication keeps the High North firmly on Whitehall’s capability agenda at a moment when […]
BFBS Selects Synamedia to Deliver Next-Generation Digital Platform
British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has appointed Synamedia as its strategic technology partner to build a new global digital media platform for the UK Armed Forces, following a competitive international tender process launched in February 2025. The three-year partnership will deliver what BFBS describes as the most significant technological transformation in its more than eight […]
SEA Wins King’s Award for International Trade
Somerset-based defence technology company SEA, part of the Cohort plc Group, has been awarded the King’s Award for International Trade – the UK’s highest official business honour – in recognition of sustained export growth in advanced maritime defence capabilities. The award reflects a period of exceptional international commercial performance since 2022, during which SEA has […]