British Spies Trust Amazon With Their Secrets

Uploaded on 2021-10-27 in GOVERNMENT-Defence, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Services-IT & Telecoms, INTELLIGENCE--International

The British three spy agencies, GCHQ, MI5 and MI6, have awarded a contract to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host classified material.  MI5 and MI6 will also use the AWS system to store secret data with the aim is to increase the use of data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for espionage.

The deal, estimated to be worth £500 million to £1 billion over the next decade, was signed earlier this year and the cloud storage system will make it easier for spies to share information from abroad and improve the use of voice recognition and other technologies.

GCHQ had supported the procurement of a high-security cloud system, which would be used by its sister services, MI5 and MI6. Other government departments, including the Ministry of Defence, will also use the system during joint operations. 

GCHQ has been using basic forms of AI, such as translation technology, for years but is stepping up its use, partly in response to the use of AI by hostile states and partly due to the data explosion that makes it effective. In February, British spies at GCHQ said they had fully embraced artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover patterns in global data to counter hostile disinformation and catch child abusers.

The contract with Amazon is likely to ignite concerns over sovereignty because the Britian’s most secret data will be hosted by a single US technology company although GCHQ has declined comment on reports about its relationships with suppliers.

Gus Hosein, the executive director of Privacy International, told the Financial T there were many things parliament, regulators and the public needed to know about the deal. “This is yet another worrying public-private partnership, agreed in secret,” he said. “If this contract goes through, Amazon will be positioned as the go-to cloud provider for the world’s intelligence agencies. Amazon has to answer for itself which countries’ security services it would be prepared to work for.”

Financial Times:      Guardian:       Telegraph:    Times:    Newsbreak:    PressReader:      Bharat Express: 

You Might Also Read:

The Risks &  Benefits Of Cloud Security:

 

« GCHQ Boss Says Ransomware Attacks Have Doubled In A Year
Cambridge University Rejects £400m Over Pegasus Hacking »

Infosecurity Europe
CyberSecurity Jobsite
Perimeter 81
Cyrin

Real Attacks. Real Tools. Real Scenarios.
Schedule a demo

Sign Up: Cyber Security Intelligence Newsletter

Directory of Suppliers

Authentic8

Authentic8

Authentic8 transforms how organizations secure and control the use of the web with Silo, its patented cloud browser.

TÜV SÜD Academy UK

TÜV SÜD Academy UK

TÜV SÜD offers expert-led cybersecurity training to help organisations safeguard their operations and data.

MIRACL

MIRACL

MIRACL provides the world’s only single step Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) which can replace passwords on 100% of mobiles, desktops or even Smart TVs.

BackupVault

BackupVault

BackupVault is a leading provider of automatic cloud backup and critical data protection against ransomware, insider attacks and hackers for businesses and organisations worldwide.

XYPRO Technology

XYPRO Technology

XYPRO is the market leader in HPE Non-Stop Security, Risk Management and Compliance.

CERT.hr

CERT.hr

CERT.hr is the national authority competent for prevention and protection from computer threats to public information systems in the Republic of Croatia.

Cifas

Cifas

Cifas are leaders in fraud prevention, working closely with UK law enforcement partners.

Alarum Technologies

Alarum Technologies

Alarum Technologies (formerly Safe-T) is a global provider of cyber security and privacy solutions to consumers and enterprises.

Recorded Future

Recorded Future

Recorded Future arms security teams with threat intelligence powered by patented machine learning to lower risk.

Inspirria Cloudtech

Inspirria Cloudtech

Inspirria Cloudtech is a specialized Cloud Technologies Services provider and Cloud Aggregator focused on executing cloud models for clients.

AVL Mobile Security

AVL Mobile Security

AVL Mobile Security is a market-leading mobile security company for anti-virus and threat intelligence in the mobile Internet.

MagicCube

MagicCube

MagicCube is a device independent IoT security platform that protects against on-device, cloud, and network attacks.

Data Destruction London

Data Destruction London

Data Destruction London offers fast, confidential and compliant expert data destruction services to businesses and organisations in London.

Charities Security Forum (CSF)

Charities Security Forum (CSF)

The Charities Security Forum is the premier membership group for information security people working for charities and not-for-profits in the UK.

GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures)

GV provides venture capital funding to bold new companies in the fields of life science, healthcare, artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation, cyber security and agriculture.

SecureThings

SecureThings

SecureThings focus is to provide guidance and technology to secure connected vehicles in order to build end-to-end security for the automotive industry.

Portshift

Portshift

Portshift leverages the power of Kubernetes and Service-Mesh to deliver a single source of truth for containers and cloud-native applications security.

Akito

Akito

Akito was set up to become a point of reference in the ICT market for issues related to Security and in particular Cyber Security.

VinCSS

VinCSS

VinCSS Internet Security Services JSC is a leading organization working in the field of researching, developing, producing products as well as providing cyber security services.

CampusGuard

CampusGuard

CampusGuard focuses on the cybersecurity and compliance needs of campus-based organizations including higher education, healthcare, and state and local government.

Transcendental Technologies

Transcendental Technologies

Transcendental is a consulting organization which specializes in customized assurance services in the fields of Localization, Mobile Software Solutions, Web Design, Cyber Security & Cyber Forensics.