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If the NSA didn't guard against him using accounts with more clearance to download documents he wasn't supposed to have access to, I don't think Snowden's intel
by sczkid 13y ago
If the NSA didn't guard against him using accounts with more clearance to download documents he wasn't supposed to have access to, I don't think Snowden's intelligence is what we should be worried about.
- jrs235 13y agoWhich I don't understand... they're claiming that we should trust them but they aren't (or shouldn't be [hiring]) the most brilliant people. So, how many other holes exist in their systems and oversight that are unknown because there aren't brilliant people finding them?
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- jonknee 13y agoWhat are you referencing? The quote (from an NBC story): > “Every day, they are learning how brilliant [Snowden] was,” said a former U.S. official with knowledge of the case. “This is why you don’t hire brilliant people for jobs like this. You hire smart people. Brilliant people get you in trouble.”
- rhizome 13y agoSpeaking from experience, detailed auditing is covered by even the most basic Windows Server admin course. It's not a question of brilliance.
- walshemj 13y agoAs is knowing what MAC and DAC are
- rhizome 13y agoNot only that, but isn't the NSA required to have a sufficient level of auditing to detect (or at least record) those accesses before the systems are even fired up?