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Gmail 'safer than parliament's email system' says Tory MP
Google's email service - Gmail - is “more secure” than parliament's email system, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee has claimed.
Tom Tugendhat told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he has repeatedly been the focus of cyber attacks over the past three years.
Hackers have tried to access his account and sent emails impersonating him, he told the BBC.
The Tory MP believes China and Iran were behind some of these attempts.
“I was told by friends at GCHQ that I was better off sticking to Gmail, rather than using the parliamentary system, because it was more secure,” said Mr Tugendhat.
“Frankly, that tells you the level of security and the priority we're giving to democracy in the United Kingdom.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56733667
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Google's email service - Gmail - is “more secure” than parliament's email system, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee has claimed.
Tom Tugendhat told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he has repeatedly been the focus of cyber attacks over the past three years.
Hackers have tried to access his account and sent emails impersonating him, he told the BBC.
The Tory MP believes China and Iran were behind some of these attempts.
“I was told by friends at GCHQ that I was better off sticking to Gmail, rather than using the parliamentary system, because it was more secure,” said Mr Tugendhat.
“Frankly, that tells you the level of security and the priority we're giving to democracy in the United Kingdom.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56733667
#google #gmail #uk #china #iran #cyberattack #tory #thinkabout
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
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Gmail 'safer than parliament's email system' says Tory MP
Tom Tugendhat, Foreign Affairs Select Committee chair, says he was advised Gmail was 'more secure'.