Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 291 (1st May 2026)
Nuclear power currently provides roughly 30% of the world’s low-carbon electricity and is the second-largest source of low-carbon power after hydropower. Yet, it is one of the most challenging and divisive energy sources.
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Friday Reading Edition 291 (1st May 2026)
The April 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant remains a defining moment in the history of nuclear energy. The lessons of this tragedy are interwoven with a recurrent theme: namely, the importance of international cooperation. The major impacts of Chernobyl fall into three categories: the physical impacts, in terms of health and environmental effects; the psychological and social impacts on the affected populations; and the influence of the accident on the nuclear industry worldwide.
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Friday Reading Edition 290 (24th April 2026)
Recent developments in artificial intelligence have underlined how quickly the cyber risk landscape is evolving. The recent controlled release of Anthropic’s Mythos model, reportedly capable of autonomously identifying and exploiting previously unknown software vulnerabilities, prompted urgent discussions among regulators, banks and government agencies in both the US and UK.
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Friday Reading Edition 290 (24th April 2026)
Every organisation delivering the UK’s critical services – whether in energy, transport, health, communications, financial services, or any other critical national infrastructure (CNI) sector – relies on uninterrupted digital operations. Disruption to those operations isn’t simply an IT issue; it’s a business continuity and national resilience issue.
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Friday Reading Edition 290 (24th April 2026)
The cost of a cyber‑attack varies by company size and industry sector. Here are the patterns found in research conducted for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) – and why those patterns still matter today, even as the threat landscape evolves.
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Friday Reading Edition 290 (24th April 2026)
New attack trends and a growing customer exposure make up our top trends for 2026. Here’s what to look for in this year.
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Friday Reading Edition 290 (24th April 2026)
The first global standard to define baseline cyber security requirements for AI models and systems, this new standard was built on the UK Government’s Code of Practice on AI Cyber Security, which Airmic was engaged in consulting on. The UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is looking to raise awareness and broaden the adoption of EN 304 223 across industry, alongside current efforts to encourage adoption of good cyber practices and identify opportunities for international collaboration.
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Friday Reading Edition 290 (24th April 2026)
The UK government made one thing clear to FTSE 350 companies — cyber insurance alone is not enough. Insurance is vital for mitigating financial impact, however it must be paired with a robust incident response plan that enables swift and coordinated action in the event of an attack.
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Friday Reading Edition 289 (17th April 2026)
The UK's security is "in peril", Lord George Robertson, the former Nato secretary general and UK defence secretary, has said. He wrote the government's Strategic Defence Review.
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Friday Reading Edition 289 (17th April 2026)
The UK is dependent on its undersea cables and pipelines for its data and energy. There are around 60 undersea cables which come ashore at several points along the UK coastline, particularly around East Anglia and South West England. More than 90% of the UK's day-to-day internet traffic travels via these undersea cables.
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