It's like something out of an awful techno-thriller, 'evil hackers are going to switch off the power!'. It's a ridiculous, self-promoting fantasy to give the se

It's like something out of an awful techno-thriller, 'evil hackers are going to switch off the power!'. It's a ridiculous, self-promoting fantasy to give the security services something to do, a waste of time and money. If hackers could switch the power off and disrupt this massive ceremony they'd be switching the national grid off at will for fun and profit on a significantly more regular basis. Unless GCHQ just keeps those incidents quiet.