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ITACS 5211: Introduction to Ethical Hacking

Wade Mackay

N.S.A. Contractor steals confidential information.

October 6, 2016 by Brent Easley 2 Comments

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/us/nsa-leak-booz-allen-hamilton.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

This is the 2nd time in the last three years that a contractor from Booze Allen Hamilton has managed to steal highly classified information from the N.S.A.    The Obama Administration has been victims to classified information being leaked to the public multiple times.

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  1. Scott Radaszkiewicz says

    October 7, 2016 at 2:33 pm

    Brent, this just goes to show you that no matter how safe you are with securing, or attempting to secure, information, the number 1 risk is people. While screenings and background checks can help, there is no sure fire way to ensure people won’t do unethical or illegal things.

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    • Brent Easley says

      October 11, 2016 at 5:05 pm

      Yes, people will always be the number one risk. You can run 1,000,000 background checks and if that person decides to go rogue you will be in trouble.

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