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Clearly a big deal and congressional IT staff are going to have a crazy few weeks ahead of them. However, my understanding is that any classified information wo
by ascales 6y ago
Clearly a big deal and congressional IT staff are going to have a crazy few weeks ahead of them. However, my understanding is that any classified information would have to be in a SCIF. I assume that would be the case with congresspeople as well.
I've also heard that the congressional paging system locks devices when an emergency is announced, but haven't seen that corroborated anywhere. Anyone know if that's true?
- yuliyp 6y agoThere are lots of different levels of classification. Not all interaction with all classified information needs to happen in a SCIF.
- Pils 6y agoPlus, classification is reserved for government documents, right? If someone's goal was to specifically expose "DNC secrets," a la Watergate, the most damaging information would likely not be "classified" in the formal sense of the word.
- tsomctl 6y agoCounter evidence: the protesters were saying that they saw computers unlocked with email still open.
- shakezula 6y agoUhh yeah, probably because the congresspeople were evacuated in a hurry because there was an angry mob storming their building?
- jldugger 6y agoAt least where I work, we're required to configure computers to lock after 10 minutes of inactivity.
- tsomctl 6y agoI was providing counter evidence to: > I've also heard that the congressional paging system locks devices when an emergency is announced If computers locked automatically when an emergency is announced, it doesn't matter if the staffers evacuated quickly.
- Sohcahtoa82 6y agoIt takes less than one second to press Windows+L. Certainly they could have accomplished that as they got up from their seats.
- Pryde 6y agoI mean, sure, they had time. But clarity of mind during an evacuation is something I imagine is _hard_ for most people. Definitely would be for me.
- stuff4ben 6y agoWhat is a "SCIF"?
- eunos 6y agoSensitive Compartmented Information Facility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitive_Compartmented_Information_Facility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitive_Compartmented_Inform...
- jw887c 6y agoSpecial room for classified stuff. Even once you're inside the classified room (usually windowless and behind a locked keypad) a lot of stuff is also behind locked filing cabinets.
- jnwatson 6y agoOnly DoD Top Secret data must be stored in a SCIF.
- Balgair 6y agoThe other issues is what "Thing" was left behind in the Capitol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_%28listening_device%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_%28listening_device%... Imagine something like 'The Thing' but with ~75 years of technological advancement. The Capitol is going to need to be cleaned for such devices and equipment for a long time before it can be considered secure again. On the flip side, any devices that may be found are likely to be close to the latest models, and like with project SATYR, the US may have a potential goldmine of new tech in the coming years. EDIT: Combined with the recent hacking of the US, the synergy of having physical access creates a load of headaches and nightmares. If I were in the federal information security space I would be very interested in visa and flight logs in and out of the US right now.