Each time these intrusions are uncovered inside the supply chain of governments and companies we routinely describe them as “extremely sophisticated”, indicatin

Each time these intrusions are uncovered inside the supply chain of governments and companies we routinely describe them as “extremely sophisticated”, indicating “nation state capability”. This covers our collective embarrassment and implies that there is nothing we can do to prevent them. But it is simply not the case. The truth is that, however expert these malign cyber actors may be, they are exploiting weaknesses which we continue to tolerate.