Peter Murray writes: “The British Library in London suffered a major cyber attack in October 2023 that encrypted and destroyed servers, exfiltrated 600 gigabytes of data, and has had an ongoing disruption of library services after four months. On March 8, the library published an 18-page report on the lessons they are learning. Their investigation found the attackers likely gained access through compromised credentials on a remote access server and had been monitoring the network for days prior. The library profession should be grateful to the British Library for their openness in the report, and we should take their lessons to heart.”

Disruptive Library Technology Jester, Mar. 9; British Library, Mar. 8