David Omand
Former director of GCHQ and senior British intelligence official, providing expert commentary on intelligence, cybersecurity, and how technological advances reshape espionage.
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Aug 28, 2025 • 16min
The espionage revolution
David Omand, former director of GCHQ and seasoned British intelligence official, reflects on how tech has remade spying. He compares fiction to modern tradecraft. He explores AI for pattern recognition, digital footprints that endanger clandestine work, satellites and Starlink in conflict, and the push for agencies to partner with industry and academia.
