Cyber attack on British Library raises concerns over lack of UK resilience

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A cyber attack on the British Library has raised concerns from security experts about the vulnerability of public sector IT infrastructure at a time when hacking by state-backed foreign actors is on the rise.

Period21 Nov 2023

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  • TitleCyber attack on British Library raises concerns over lack of UK resilience
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletFinancial Times
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date21/11/23
    Description“One of the main things about infrastructure around the edges is that in many cases some of the systems are using legacy software. That was one of the main [reasons] that WannaCry was so successful,” said Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, a cyber security researcher at the University of Portsmouth.
    URLhttps://www.ft.com/content/642ee014-4768-4c65-b1ee-0d4f39a8a63d
    PersonsVasileios Karagiannopoulos