Phobic States Russia and China Threaten All

Ken McCallum, the head of MI5, has told the BBC News Channel that it is not only the institutions of the state that are at threat by modern cyberwarfare waged by hostile anti-democratic states such as Russia and China. Ordinary people can also be affected through these country's actions, an example being delays in NHS treatments being caused by cyber espionage. In extreme circumstances, the effects of cyberwarfare can include losses of life, as operations are deferred and treatments not properly deployed.