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> the NSA and other white-hat organizations First time I hear NSA grouped with white-hats. What definition would permit this categorization?
by lolc 8y ago
> the NSA and other white-hat organizations
First time I hear NSA grouped with white-hats. What definition would permit this categorization?
- sterlind 8y agoThe NSA wears two hats, one for each head. [0] The white hat secures government communication, prevents industrial espionage, hardens national infrastructure and collaborates on FIPS and other standards. The black hat eavesdrops on foreign government communication, conducts mass surveillance, hacks national infrastructure and backdoors FIPS and other standards. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#Mission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#Missi... NSA's eavesdropping mission includes radio broadcasting, both from various organizations and individuals, the Internet, telephone calls, and other intercepted forms of communication. Its secure communications mission includes military, diplomatic, and all other sensitive, confidential or secret government communications.[51]