I wondered how he could be so trusting of the universe to lie asleep in the middle of it. - Imraan Coovadia

The real question you should be asking is quite different: Why is Section able to function at a time when the larger Agency is paralyzed?
I said, "I don't like riddles. Why is it?"
"Because, for centuries, Section has kept its files on paper, not inside a machine. Muller couldn't wipe them out….
"We've learnt that you cannot control information once it's in electronic form. You can trust a key; you can trust a lock because it has a defined physical location. It can be made in such a way that it is difficult to duplicate. Numbers, no matter how difficult they are to guess, can be copied perfectly. We use physical objects."

I want to find out who is supplying items to a government agency. Is there an easy way to find out?
The librarian folded his handkerchief into a square on his palm before he answered.
"This is Brazil. There is no easy way to find out anything."

Controlling the leakage of information is always the key to success in counterintelligence.