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3 million people have equivalent security clearances as Bradley Manning or even Edward Snowden? I'm going to guess that's a little high.
by AaronFriel 13y ago
3 million people have equivalent security clearances as Bradley Manning or even Edward Snowden? I'm going to guess that's a little high.
- s_q_b 13y ago1% is actually a little low. According to a report provided to Congress, 4.2 million people have a clearance. 1.4 million of those are TS/SCI (Top Secret / Secret Compartmentalized Information), the level Snowden held. Source: http://blogs.fas.org/secrecy/2011/09/clearances/ http://blogs.fas.org/secrecy/2011/09/clearances/
- mh- 13y agothe key part of that is the C in SCI. an SCI merely means you've been pre-screened to be allowed access. it still requires stakeholders delegating access to said individuals for different [sub]compartments.
- s_q_b 13y agoVery true. However, when creating security policy, one should always keep in mind those that have permission to access information, rather than those that have actual access to information. It's a nightmare to me that there could be 15 people that have actual access to information, but a random official in the chain of command could give any one of 1.4 million people access to it without any further vetting.
- AaronFriel 13y agoI suspect the process is a little more difficult than a random official granting access without vetting.
- computer 13y agoNote that there's a very large difference in clearances and access.