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He committed the oldest opsec mistake of all - bragging about what he did. "He who would keep a secret must keep secret that he has a secret to keep" - Sir Hum
by seanhunter 2y ago
He committed the oldest opsec mistake of all - bragging about what he did.
"He who would keep a secret must keep secret that he has a secret to keep" - Sir Humphrey Appleby but I think he was paraphrasing Goethe
That said, opsec is (to all practical intents and purposes) impossible in the long run in the face of a very determined adversary. If they want to find you, you will have done something to give someone a lead and there will be enough pieces to put the picture together.
- silvestrov 2y ago"He that would keep a secret must keep it secret, that he hath the secret to keep." Who said that? It was Sir Humphrey. - Who said it originally? - Francis Bacon, wasn't it? Starting a subtitle 2653 in https://yes-minister.com/ym2x01-2x07.srt https://yes-minister.com/ym2x01-2x07.srt
- FredPret 2y agoBest show ever
- ratherbefuddled 2y agoStill perfectly relevant today as well.
- moomin 2y agoI read an OpSec manual around the time of GamerGate. One truly basic thing: never do anything to link two accounts together. Never mention it, never promote it. I doubt many people know who I am on reddit but I 100% know that anyone sufficiently inclined could identify me. Next: obviously avoid biographical details. People can compile a lot of information about you online.
- wutwutwat 2y agoif your profiles are not filled with random made up data that is never the same across accounts, you're doing it wrong :)
- redserk 2y agoAs a former president of the United States, I’m inclined to agree but the random made up data needs to be subtle enough not to warrant suspicion.
- wutwutwat 2y agoI totally concur, Mr President. Now I must steal back my spaceship from the Russian embassy before moon fall tomorrow night or I won't get my deposit back!
- duxup 2y agoI wonder if that really works / throws anything off? Every time we see someone caught it is one very solid and clear link that triggers the rest of pieces to fall into place. It almost never seems like it's a bunch of minor bits making up the whole.
- pests 2y agoProfiles with random data stand out and get extra attention. What’s the same between your accounts? Random data.
- wutwutwat 2y ago