A long-awaited parliamentary report into the July 7 bombings published tomorrow is expected to examine in unprecedented detail why the Security Service and police did not do more to track the plot's ringleaders. Many of those involved appeared on the intelligence radar long before the attacks that killed 52 people in London, provoking calls for a public inquiry. Survivors and the families of ...

Finjan, a provider of secure web gateway solutions for the enterprise market, stated last week that a blog posting from IBM Internet Security Systems, in which the rapid ascendance of hacking-as-a-service is discussed, confirms an earlier report from Finjan on Crimeware-as-a-Service.

Five-plus years after the invasion of Iraq, here's some shock and awe for you: The 751-page report released today by the congressionally funded Project on National Security Reform. The product of two years of work, their conclusions are grim... albeit with a silver lining. First, the bad news. The United States' national security system is antiquated, "grossly imbalanced," inca...

In explaining why Damian Green was not going to be prosecuted, the Director of Public Prosecutions told us much about New Labour's corruption of the Civil Service. Not only did the information he had received not endanger national security and not endanger life, but: "Much of it was known to others outside the civil service, for example the security industry or the Labour party or Parliament"...

My latest column at WPR is about the difference between security assistance and "governance" assistance: In March, the Stimson Center released a report (.pdf) by Gordon Adams and Rebecca Williams reviewing U.S. security assistance programs. Titled "A New Way Forward," the report argued that the United States should restructure its security assistance programs away from "security," as defined in Co...

Members of the intelligence and security committee 'appalled' about amount of money wasted on project intended to protect secret communications The security services have had to write off tens of millions of pounds because an IT project intended to protect secret communications did not work, it was revealed today. The problem was highlighted in a report from the intelligence and security...

The former head of the Security Service has called on the political parties to co-operate on issues of national security.

Whilst happily browsing through the latest posted jobs on the Civil Service Gateway, I couldn't help but spot and read the detail of this from the Department for Work and Pensions which is advertising for a "Head of Information Security and Compliance" role. The advert says,We are seeking a talented individual who can provide the leadership and professional expertise to ensure that we develop and ...

In response to Simon's query about consular work... I am currently on a one year political posting - after this I will do one more year in London probably doing what is opaquely termed a 'service delivery' role. These are jobs that focus more on providing a service (clue is in the name I guess!) - either to the public or to the FCO as an organisation. These roles can be anything from UKvisas work,...

This site provides free access to a special report by Tony Bunyan published by civil liberties group Statewatch in September 2008. The 60 page pamphlet considers the strategy for justice, home affairs and security policy for 2009-2014 being developed by the Future group report, Freedom, Security and Privacy. It summarises the Futures report contents and analyses its possible outcomes. This include...