Story broken by New Scientist today, but it’s been in the unofficial rumour mill all week for those working inside NHSE. [image] NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears National Health Service rules state that all software created with public money should be publicly av…

From what I read, fear over mythos hacking capabilities has been greatly exaggerated, so I’m wondering if that’s the real motivation of closing source code

I agree - I think if we were to investigate the professional composition and affiliations of those that were on (and influencing) the NHSE Engineering Board, we might find conflicts of interests. The board’s membership is not public as far as I am aware. I will watch Terence Eden’s FOI request with…

Security through obscurity In security engineering, security through obscurity is the practice of concealing the details or mechanisms of a system to enhance its security. This approach relies on the principle of hiding something in plain sight, akin to a magician's sleight of hand or the…

NHS England is closing all its Public/Open-Source code repositories on May 11th because they're scared of Mythos

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SevKohler (Severin Kohler) 4 May 2026 08:49 4

I still wonder why people think that helps, its literally discouraged by most of the It sec bodies.

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NHS England is closing all its Public/Open-Source code repositories on May 11th because they're scared of Mythos

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