The Analyst

MI5 HEAD WARNS UK OVER RUSSIAN DISRUPTION ATTACKS

I’ve explained a couple of times before why Russia has a pathological loathing of Britain, dating back to the mid 1800’s.
The British are largely unaware of it because it seems somehow ludicrous as we close in on the end of the first quarter of the 21st Century. Some Britons find it harder still to understand when we sacrificed so much sending the convoys into arctic waters to supply Russia during the worst parts of WW2. Thousands of British sailors died to get ships laden with equipment to Archangelsk.
That however has all been forgotten in Russia. Britain is the architect in Russian eyes, of support for Ukraine. Once again Britain is seen as Perfidious Albion - you can look that one up!
The head of MI5 gave a public briefing yesterday where he stated that Putin has ordered that he wants to see ‘disruption and chaos’ inside the UK.
Plans are underway to sow discord and hatred in the country through the right wing and left wing extremism that caused the riots earlier this year.
Social media and provocation is to be used to stimulate unrest on a grand scale.
The first defense for any situation is knowing that it’s going to happen.
The second is knowing that it’s going to take ten times the effort to stop lies and misinformation than it takes to create it.
It’s not just social unrest. Military manufacturing sites and physical attacks on key infrastructure are all expected with major efforts by Russian cyber forces to cause problems.
All of this is depends on if they can spare the time. Over the last three days Ukraine launched a major cyber attack on Russian banking, news, and government services in Russia - apparently highly successful at that.
Russia should also be very careful what it does. GCHQ and its cyber arm are capable organisations that work hand in hand with the US NSA and they won’t just sit by and ignore it.
As far as social media goes we have to make sure we understand as a nation we are the target and we need to do what Britons have been known for, for 90 years past -
Keep Calm and Carry On!