When Convenience (Control) Becomes a National Security Risk Just days after I wrote “it all started with a sandwich label, the headlines broke: “Russian hackers steal files from eight MoD bases and post them on the dark web.” Four terabytes of data. Eight defence bases. Contractor emails, staff names, even nuclear related documents, gone. Described as a “catastrophic” breach, (understatement) this is a costly reminder that our greatest vulnerabilities are often hidden in plain sight. The Dodd Group was not the Ministry of Defence. It was a maintenance contractor, one of thousands connected through a vast digital supply chain. That chain promises efficiency. Instead, it is becoming the perfect entry point for exploitation. We have centralised data faster than we have secured it. We have demanded traceability before accountability. And now we are told digital ID will make everything safer. Really? When even the most protected systems on earth cannot keep their walls intact? Technology is not the enemy. Complacency is. When systems interconnect without clear governance, the failure of one becomes the failure of all. If a single contractor can open the door to eight military bases, imagine what a global digital identity could expose. Convenience always comes first. Control always follows. #DigitalID #DataProtection #Privacy #Governance #CyberSecurity #EthicsInTech #DigitalTrust #CivilLiberties #CarbonTracking #NationalSecurity #SupplyChainRisk #AI #Hamsters
Gary Nicholl
1mo
This is what the general public dont see. Story like this would never be plastered all over main stream media simple because it would warrant for many questions being asked. We expect the government not to fall foul to foreign threat actors but the starch reality is they do and more often than we can imagine. Was this attack monetary or political? Because the information was shared on the dark web i am going to guess monetary however in the wrong hands it could be used politically. This is a real serious threat to national security
Well said again 👏
Should have done it on a printer and kept it in a locked safe. Digital ID will be useless against the hackers. So it's a no from me thanks anyway.