Sir David Pepper, Old Chigwellian and former Director of GCHQ, the UK agency responsible for providing intelligence and for protecting our own information, gave a clear and insightful talk on the issues surrounding security of information on the internet, and how criminals, terrorists and some states are developing ways to steal data and damage the net’s rather fragile infrastructure. The conversation continued over dinner, and we were delighted to have guests from Normanhurst School.