I know Britannia no longer rules the waves, but your national security apparatus is getting pretty sorry when you have to contract out counterespionage and warning functions:
The security service MI5 has asked consultants KPMG to lead a group to monitor cases of industrial espionage and co-ordinate information between Britain’s leading companies.
MI5 is increasingly concerned at attempts by foreign governments to hack into the computer systems of major firms, and last week accused China of trying to steal corporate secrets.
KPMG, which works closely with the GCHQ listening station, is creating a “risk management information exchange”, with a team of security and IT experts to assess “threat levels” and warn of imminent dangers.
If a company discovers attempts to breach computer security through, say, viruses, the information can be passed to MI5 and other companies using the KPMG group.
