Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I was planning to write about the Virgin Orbit launch, from Cornwall, of an air launched rocket putting satellites into orbit. However although the separation and power up from the 747 jet was successful the rocket had issues and the payloads did not make orbit. There is a good video …
We are closing the office for the holidays, later today – although we will be working from home if there are any big cyber security stories to report on or if a client has an issue – so you get the Because It’s Friday and weekend reads on Thursday. So …
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Back to space this week for Because It’s Friday. Over the 32 years in space the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken over 1.5m observations. Someone has to choose the best. Watch Dr Ken Carpenter get excited over this amazing image of the Carina Nebula. The image at the top …
I often mention the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in posts – it is part of the UK’s intelligence service and is involved in cyber security. Their site in Cheltenham is well known for its distinctive “doughnut” shaped building. I took the photo above, last week whilst walking out near …
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The Hubble telescope captured three images of a supernova exploding – this was strange as they are three separate moments of the explosion, in the same frame thanks to gravity lensing as described by Einstein. This explosion happened 11 billion years ago – it’s time travel again. Hubble Captures 3 …
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