Security protocols are tedious. Powerful folk tend to think that their time outweighs whatever risk the nerds fret about. They are wrong
lifeblood of politics. Modern communication technologies make it easy to carry on multiple conversations in parallel or at once. But convenience comes at a cost to security, as two recent episodes from the top of government show.reported that Ms Truss’s personal phone had been hacked during her tenure as foreign secretary; the paper said that unknown attackers made off with up to a year of messages, including discussions about arms shipments to Ukraine and gossip about Boris Johnson.
A similar attack on a government-issued phone would have been more difficult. But those phones are cumbersome to use. They come with long passwords that must be entered every time they are picked up; you cannot install apps you need to use without the permission of thedepartment; their chat apps tend to be configured with tedious two-factor authentication. And, importantly, the daily chatter with political colleagues is not on that phone. It’s a pain to have two.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Meaning behind 'Remember, remember the fifth of November'Why do we celebrate bonfire night and why should we remember the fifth of November?
Read more »
LIVE Protesters clash with security at firm linked to migrant campCampaigners have gathered outside a Wythenshawe facility
Read more »
Rihanna’s Guest Star At Her Savage X Fenty Show Has Alarmed The Internet‘She knows that is going to cause a whole lotta outrage so why even bother?’
Read more »
While Matt Hancock eats maggots, the country rotsLast week, Matt Hancock was still hoping he might get a Cabinet position in the Sunak administration But that didn’t work out, so now he’s going to shit in the woods and eat bollocks with his hands Read this week's newsletter from IanDunt ⤵️
Read more »
Security driver attacked for cash box outside petrol stationThree people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery after a security van driver was attacked
Read more »