It seems like everyone wants to get into the social networking game these days, even spies. The Director of National Intelligence and the United States government are now encouraging these covert operatives to do start collaborating and sharing information using a new secure social network called "A-Space" (A stands for Analyst). The site is modeled after MySpace and Facebook and will open in December for U.S. spies and covert operatives across 16 some intelligence agencies to share information with each other. The effort is spearheaded by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or DNI, a post created in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, to coordinate foreign and domestic security and promote collaboration among those 16 intelligence groups. To respect the concerns of operatives undercover and other security-leery analysts, A-Space will be voluntary.
Mike Wertheimer, the senior DNI official for analytic transformation and technology, said A-Space is one of the fruits of labor of a security agency that is trying to change the way information is shared after the failure to foresee and prevent the 9/11 attacks. A-Space will be used to help intelligence specialists gather and share more information across the siloed and firewalled fortresses that comprise the security industry's IT infrastructure.
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Mike Wertheimer, the senior DNI official for analytic transformation and technology, said A-Space is one of the fruits of labor of a security agency that is trying to change the way information is shared after the failure to foresee and prevent the 9/11 attacks. A-Space will be used to help intelligence specialists gather and share more information across the siloed and firewalled fortresses that comprise the security industry's IT infrastructure.
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"siloed and firewalled fortresses that comprise the security industry's IT infrastructure"
do they think they are un-hackable or something?
And, there really is hardwired-firewalled to death lines with dedicated systems that make this work possible. It is not just a fortress, the fortress is in an underground bunker. You can't hack, but even to try is potentially helping our enemies. While George Bush is unfortunatly on that list, he's not too bright and will be out of office soon. I hope America will look better in the eyes of the world once he departs, but staying strong is the only way our nation will stay safe. Hack elsewhere.
And, there really is hardwired-firewalled to death lines with dedicated systems that make this work possible. It is not just a fortress, the fortress is in an underground bunker. You can't hack, but even to try is potentially helping our enemies. While George Bush is unfortunatly on that list, he's not too bright and will be out of office soon. I hope America will look better in the eyes of the world once he departs, but staying strong is the only way our nation will stay safe. Hack elsewhere.
and if people within do not crack it, then how do you find the security holes? I'm pretty sure that by the time Bin Laden calls CNN about a crack, it will be too late.
And, there really is hardwired-firewalled to death lines with dedicated systems that make this work possible. It is not just a fortress, the fortress is in an underground bunker. You can't hack, but even to try is potentially helping our enemies. While George Bush is unfortunatly on that list, he's not too bright and will be out of office soon. I hope America will look better in the eyes of the world once he departs, but staying strong is the only way our nation will stay safe. Hack elsewhere.
Since Bioshock is all the rage these days, I think this quote is quite appropriate:
Not every agency has their own fleet of satillites, too. What do you think they add to an IT "backbone"? I would start by looking for a server/server farm, main frames and PCs.
And in the case of A-Space, the only way a hacker will get into the most guarded systems is to break into one of the intelligence agency building. You will likely get shot before you ever see the door. Bummer ending and not good for the country.
Don't waste your time hacking-destroying. Do something useful.
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I was more considering the signup form...
"Are you a spy? (Y/N)"
2- Wait.
3- Just grab IP of theft, hacker and security theft.
It's the perfect trap for wannabe.
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