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by blown_gasket 1157 days ago
Age is not a determination for what level of access someone is given. It's not technically difficult to take a picture with a smartphone even given that smartphones are not allowed in SECRET and TOP SECRET areas. Multi-function devices (ex: printer/scanner/fax combo) still exist.

What is humorous is the vast amount of comments surrounding this event on HN that have no idea how security clearances, compartmentalization of information, federal and military law work.
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emptysea 1157 days ago
Presumably you could alert on someone printing 300 secret documents

Seems like even allowing for printing is a bad idea

I wonder how big tech compare in their security posture for insider leaks

Edit: the other thing is he took home the docs and photographed them on his kitchen table. So not only was he able to print them undetected but he was able to leave the base with them

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blown_gasket 1157 days ago
Could you alert on something like that? If the MFD is on the network, sure. How fast would you want the response? Someone to constantly be checking an email mailbox? Ok, that could be setup for a 24/7 rotation. An alert to a smartphone like we do in industry for those on-call? Not as simple as sending an alert to a civilian smartphone and an O365 hosted mailbox.
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antibasilisk 1155 days ago
>Seems like even allowing for printing is a bad idea

It is very easy to make things very secure, but then it would also be impossible to do work. Everything's a trade-off.

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