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> to use technology that had not been evaluated for that use case I'm curious what technology has been evaluated for secure communications. Are there better o

by betaby 2y ago

> to use technology that had not been evaluated for that use case I'm curious what technology has been evaluated for secure communications. Are there better option? Is MS Teams approved?

lukev 2y ago
There are whole agencies dedicated to this. In this case, DISA (https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Work https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Work)
firesteelrain 2y ago
CISA actually recommended Signal. https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/guidance-mobile-communications-best-practices.pdf https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/guidance-mo...
- lukev 2y ago
  That's a recommendation on how to conduct personal/unclassified communications. Approval for classified or military use is a completely different ballgame.
  - firesteelrain 2y ago
    Of course it’s not approved for classified use. There is a leap here until it’s been proven it’s been used for classified communications. There is no proof yet. Open to changing my mind if an authority on the topic says it is classified.
- rasz 2y ago
  for discussing airstrike details pre op?
  - firesteelrain 2y ago
    We don’t know what was actually discussed because all we have is dubious investigative reporting from unknown sources.
    - ceejayoz 2y ago
      The texts were released. There were Congressional hearings about them. There’s video of the CIA director acknowledging their existence. Why beclown yourself like this? Just say you don’t care. Even Trump can’t manage denial mode for this one. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna197944 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna197944 > "Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man," Trump said Tuesday in a phone interview with NBC News. > Asked what he was told about how Goldberg came to be added to the Signal chat, Trump said: “It was one of Michael’s people on the phone. A staffer had his number on there.”
      - firesteelrain 2y ago
        Secretary of Defense and President control classification authority Article regarding the CIA director you mentioned. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/25/texas-cia-director-group-chat/ https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/25/texas-cia-director-g... —- “The Secretary of Defense is the original classification authority," Ratcliffe said, "and my understanding is that um his comments are that any information that he shared was not classified.” —- So, I am back to what I have been saying from the beginning. This is an AP hit piece via corrupt MSM and until someone can point to further evidence from these unknown “sources” then this story can’t be trusted.
        rasz 2y ago
        Hit piece! Sec of Def can say anything he wants, it was automagically cleared for release, and his wife applying for clearance as soon as story leaked is just a coincidence!

by betaby 2y ago

> to use technology that had not been evaluated for that use case I'm curious what technology has been evaluated for secure communications. Are there better option? Is MS Teams approved?

lukev 2y ago

There are whole agencies dedicated to this. In this case, DISA (https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Work https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Work)

firesteelrain 2y ago

CISA actually recommended Signal. https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/guidance-mobile-communications-best-practices.pdf https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/guidance-mo...

lukev 2y ago
That's a recommendation on how to conduct personal/unclassified communications. Approval for classified or military use is a completely different ballgame.
- firesteelrain 2y ago
  Of course it’s not approved for classified use. There is a leap here until it’s been proven it’s been used for classified communications. There is no proof yet. Open to changing my mind if an authority on the topic says it is classified.
rasz 2y ago
for discussing airstrike details pre op?
- firesteelrain 2y ago
  We don’t know what was actually discussed because all we have is dubious investigative reporting from unknown sources.
  - ceejayoz 2y ago
    The texts were released. There were Congressional hearings about them. There’s video of the CIA director acknowledging their existence. Why beclown yourself like this? Just say you don’t care. Even Trump can’t manage denial mode for this one. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna197944 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna197944 > "Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man," Trump said Tuesday in a phone interview with NBC News. > Asked what he was told about how Goldberg came to be added to the Signal chat, Trump said: “It was one of Michael’s people on the phone. A staffer had his number on there.”
    - firesteelrain 2y ago
      Secretary of Defense and President control classification authority Article regarding the CIA director you mentioned. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/25/texas-cia-director-group-chat/ https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/25/texas-cia-director-g... —- “The Secretary of Defense is the original classification authority," Ratcliffe said, "and my understanding is that um his comments are that any information that he shared was not classified.” —- So, I am back to what I have been saying from the beginning. This is an AP hit piece via corrupt MSM and until someone can point to further evidence from these unknown “sources” then this story can’t be trusted.
      - rasz 2y ago
        Hit piece! Sec of Def can say anything he wants, it was automagically cleared for release, and his wife applying for clearance as soon as story leaked is just a coincidence!