The appointment of David Frost as the UK’s new National Security Adviser (NSA) is ruffling quite a few feathers in the UK’s intelligence community. Frost has no experience in the world of intelligence and alongside his work as NSA, he will continue his work as the head of the team …
Andrew Parker, outgoing Director-General of the UK’s MI5, has been giving interviews to carefully selected media contacts as he prepares to leave his post this month. Asked what he thought was the greatest change he has seen during his time at the service, he replied that it was the recruitment …
10 March: The UK government’s plans to allow Huawei limited access to development of its 5G network squeaked past in the House of Commons. Thirty-eight Conservative MPs refused to follow the government’s instructions and voted for an amendment to the Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill that would have banned Huawei as a …
Palestinians, believed to be working for Hamas, have tried to install malware the mobile phones of Israeli soldiers. The operation involved girls offering romantic chat in Hebrew. Having established a connection, soldiers were told that they needed to download a program so that the girl could share pictures and private …
Professor John Fraser (1882 – 18/5/1945) Those who know anything about the annals of British code breaking during the First World War will be familiar with the efforts of the cryptanalysts of the Royal Navy’s Intelligence Division. They were based in various rooms of the Old Admiralty Building in Whitehall, …