Benjamin Franklin famously said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. As 2022 draws to a close we can probably add with some certainty three more, the UK’s transport system collapses at the first fall of snow, England suffer penalty heartache at major tournaments, and every... read more →
Dec
13
Nov
17
‘Sovereign’ is quite possibly a contender for one of the most used buzz words of 2022 but not in a context that you might assume. The sad passing of Britain’s longest ever serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in September, which led to a global outpouring of gratitude, sadness and love,... read more →
Oct
15
Given climate change, the cost-of-living crisis, conflict in Ukraine, it appears that a day does not now pass without energy supply hitting the front pages. From fracking to buying a new kettle, commentators have been filling news feeds and the airwaves with their views on all things energy related. Just... read more →
Aug
21
It has not been a great couple of years for the organisations and citizens of Scotland regarding cyber security, with new figures revealing that the number of cyber-attacks has soared to a record high. In response to a written parliamentary question, the Scottish Government has disclosed that there was a... read more →
Jul
11
Much of the plot of the recent film Uncharted, based upon the video game franchise of the same name, revolves around the level of zero trust that the central characters have in each other. The plot involves a couple of treasure hunters setting out on an adventure across the globe... read more →
May
22
It is now some three months since soldiers of the Russian Army entered eastern Ukraine, but the ‘war’ had started some months earlier. This one didn’t involve tanks, aircraft, and artillery but computers - the cyber war. As the ground forces were moving in, so hackers crippled tens of thousands... read more →
Apr
23
Despite the economic and social trauma of the past two years it appears that one area that has thrived as a result of the pandemic is cloud computing. Recent financial results from Industry behemoths Google, AWS and Microsoft all show, that despite downturns in some area of their businesses, cloud... read more →