Team Defence Information News

New Industry Co-Chair for Information Security Forum (ISF)

We welcome Mark Parkin as our Indusry Co-Chair for the Information Security Forum (ISF), a Working Group that develops guidance, influences policy and communicates key messages to members and, where appropriate, broader stakeholders on Information Security and Assurance matters. Mark is Head of Cyber Security - Defence at TD-Info member Rolls-Royce   more

Added: 22nd May 2019

Read a summary of Defence Information 19 & download presentations

TD-Info has created a summary of the proceedings of our 2-day annual event. Download this as well as those presentations made available by speakers at our annual 2-day event held in April 2019. (NB: members only access). Also, read about the Awards for Excellence and for Innovation -and all documents assocaited with this event   more

Added: 22nd May 2019

MOD ISS Magazine - ISSue 11 - May 2019 available

The most recent ISSue (11) manazine is available for TD-Info members to download. It includes a piece by Martin Elliot on "Our role in Defence Transformation" that lists the D&IT Transformation Programme Workstream Leads; and a piece under the 'Continual Improvement' section titled: A collaborative approach: Exploring information-enabled modernisation at DI19 (the Defence Information 19 Event] jointly curated by MOD and Industry. Also, there's news about MOD Digital Technology Apprentices, delivering sustainable ICT and more  more

Added: 16th May 2019

Dstl shares new open-source framework initiative

A new framework, known as 'Stone Soup' has been developed by 5-eyes nations and led by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). It's known as Stone Soup and this open-source software framework is designed to help improve tracking technology and available for free.  more

Added: 15th May 2019

Get 'Exercise in a Box' Toolkit (Free): Cyber Security 'Fitness tracking' kit from National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

'Exercise in a Box' from the National Cyber Secuirity Centre (NCSC) provides you with a number of scenarios, based on common cyber threats, which your organisation can practice as many times as you want (a process known as 'exercising'). All in one place! Plus, there is a wealth of information and support. It is completely FREE, and you don’t need to be an expert to use it.  more

Added: 7th May 2019

MOD publishes Digital & Information Technology Strategy - 10 April 2019

Three documents are available: Digital and information technologies strategy as HTML;

Digital and Information Technology Function infographic as PDF, 406KB, 1 page; and, Digital and information technologies strategy as PDF, 725KB, 20 pages  more

Added: 28th April 2019

Congratulations to DIEManalytics - winner of the TD-Info 2019 Innovation Award

DIEManalytics were presented with their TD-Info 2019 Innovation Award at the Defence Information 2019 event (DI'19). They, and other finalists, had successfully responded to a Challenge set by the MOD: 'Explainable Machine Learning in the context of Defence'. Their entry included a maritime Case Study where AI and MI led to 3 types of explanation: Explicit, Implicit and Relative.   more

Added: 24th April 2019

Big Data for Defence Conference 26-27 June - 20% Discount on Standard Rate for TD-Info members

TD-info are pleased to announce the opportunity for its members to gain a 20% discount on the standard rates for the Big Data for Defence Conference, taking place in London on 26-27 June 2019, organised by IQPC. This conference has presentations and representation from senior international defence figures, including from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), as well as from the USA, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and NATO. There is a related workshop on 25th June too.   more

Added: 23rd April 2019

Summer School in Through-life Engineering Services: 3 - 7 June at Cranfield University

The 6th Through-life Engineering Services Summer School organized by Cranfield University takes place between the 3rd and the 7th June 2019.   more

Added: 16th April 2019