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1 month ago | 
rusi.org | Ciaran Martin
The transformation of China’s digital attack capabilities is the most important change in the cyber threat to the West in more than a decade, writes Ciaran Martin. In a world of extraordinary geopolitical volatility, the threat to Western nations and interests from cyber attacks has, contrary to expectations, remained remarkably stable. Asked to name the leading anti-Western nation state actors in 2015, any expert would have listed Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
chtmag.com | Ciaran Martin |Sarah O'Beirne
By Ciaran Martin, Senior Local SEO Consultant from Add People digital marketing agencyAt Google’s I/O conference this May, AI was the hottest topic as the search giant announced a range of AI tools that will be rolled out across the world during 2024. Following the conference, many of these tools started to appear in organic searches being conducted in the US.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
modernrestaurantmanagement.com | Ciaran Martin
Google’s I/O Conference on May 14th proves they’re taking generative AI seriously. In addition to the introduction of Gemini this year, they’ve also developed a range of AI features that will be integrated into standard Google searches. With Google committing to the AI project, the technology is likely to advance quickly and will present significant opportunities for business owners who are able to get ahead of the curve.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Ciaran Martin
Although we can’t be complacent about digital interference in our democracy, this new wave of hysteria is not the answer, says Ciaran Martin, the former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
heywoodquarterly.com | Ciaran Martin
Ciaran Martin has led the Civil Service teams which run and protect the UK’s electoral process. Here he reflects on what’s been learned about digital interferenceIn the period between the calling of a UK general election and the poll itself, the experience of Civil Servants will vary considerably. Many continue to work normally, or near normally, paying out benefits or administering long standing programmes.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
inkl.com | Ciaran Martin
Hospitals declared a critical incident after the attack and have cancelled operations and tests and been unable to carry out blood transfusions. Memos to NHS staff at King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ (including the Royal Brompton and the Evelina London Children’s Hospital) and primary care services in the capital said there had been a “major IT incident”. They’ve done automotive companies, they’ve attacked the Big Issue here in the UK, they’ve attacked Australian courts.
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May 21, 2024 | 
business-live.co.uk | Ciaran Martin
Digital trade show DTX Manchester will be taking over the Manchester Central convention complex on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Here keynote speaker Ciaran Martin previews what he will be telling delegates on Wednesday about cybersecurity This month, I’ll be hosting a keynote session at DTX Manchester to discuss the top cyber security and technology trends of 2024.
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Mar 3, 2024 | 
thetimes.co.uk | Ciaran Martin
During the heyday of al-Qaeda, Islamic State and their murderous thugs, British and American leaders banned ransom payments to terrorists. The logic, however painful in cases of life and death, was obvious: criminality could not be rewarded or incentivised. This hard-headed approach stands in contrast to the apparently sanguine attitude of British policymakers to the computer thugs hanging out in Russia. Their business is not kidnapping humans but computer networks and data.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
instituteforgovernment.org.uk | Ciaran Martin
The UK remains highly unusual among advanced market democracies in that it willingly contemplates its own break-up in its constitutional framework. And the UK’s territorial constitution has just survived a decade of extraordinary turbulence. It remains highly vulnerable, and some sort of reckoning – or at least a revival of debate about the UK’s contested territorial future – is likely in the 2030s.
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Jan 20, 2024 | 
ciaranmartin.substack.com | Ciaran Martin
The introduction: For nearly three months, the British Library has been close to unusable because of what has invariably been called "a cyber incident”. Lots of people have asked me in recent months: “what on earth is going on with the BL and why isn’t it getting more attention?” At the start of this week, the BL announced the partial restoration of its capabilities. So it seems a good time to take stock of one of the most impactful cyber incidents in British history.
