First up - it's a wonderful way to highlight some, um, *issues* with cyber-security, and allows the chattering classes to bloviate ponderously on topics they don't know that much about. I for one, am not stunned by what PFC Manning managed to get access to, as anyone with a modicum of ability with access to the SIPRnet can attest. The goodness from this will probably be quicker tightening of security within the classified networks, by the expanded institution of some simple-to-implement checks on the "need-to-know" side of things. Access to classified information has two parts - clearance at the appropriate...
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Nov 30 2010, 05:59 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..