[funsec] If you don't want people to know, then shut up.

Juha-Matti Laurio juha-matti.laurio at netti.fi
Fri Sep 9 06:10:09 CDT 2011


Comments at
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2011/09/outing_a_cia_ag.html#comments

are worth of reading too.

Juha-Matti

"Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" [rmslade at shaw.ca] wrote: 
> The CIA is complaining that news media and other entities are giving away 
> information about it's agents and operations.
> 
> http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/07/did-cia-do-enough-protect-bin-
> ladens-hunter/39867/
> 
> Trouble is, the information being analysed has been provided by the CIA.
> 
> If the CIA is being too eager to promote themsleves, or careless in censoring the 
> material they do provide, is that the fault of the media?
> 
> In doing the CISSP seminars, I use lots of security war stories.  Some of them are 
> from my own work.  Some of them I've collected from the attendees over the 
> years.  It's not hard to use the story to make a point, but leave absolutely no clues 
> as to the company involved, let alone individuals.
> 
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