Don't go to WIKILEAKS if you have a clearance.
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:31 am
Apparently it's a security uh-oh, just thought I'd spread the word to others. And I don't mean "at work," I mean "at all."
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got a link? the only brief we've seen from DNI is about the Washington Post series "Classified America", in case we started getting calls asking for comment.Raven wrote:It's technically a security violation. Just saying.
chicken n waffles wrote:smells like paranoia self-destroya in here...
i've read it from work before.
PGT wrote:
got a link? the only brief we've seen from DNI is about the Washington Post series "Classified America", in case we started getting calls asking for comment.
doh. hate to be a wiener, but if disa deems it worth hiding behind cac authentication, i prolly shouldn't post it.PGT wrote:I don't have one, actually. We don't do butts-in-seats.
that's ok. I'll ping the FSO anyways and have them get the word outcomplacent wrote:doh. hate to be a wiener, but if disa deems it worth hiding behind cac authentication, i prolly shouldn't post it.PGT wrote:I don't have one, actually. We don't do butts-in-seats.
M-11-06 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
FROM: Jacob J. Lew
Director
SUBJECT: WikiLeaks - Mishandling of Classified Information
Our national defense requires that sensitive information be maintained in confidence to protect our citizens, our democratic institutions, and our homeland. Protecting information critical to our nation’s security is the responsibility of each individual who is granted access to classified information. Any unauthorized disclosure of classified information is a violation of our law and compromises our national security.
The recent irresponsible disclosure by WikiLeaks has resulted in significant damage to our national security. Any failure by agencies to safeguard classified information pursuant to relevant laws, including but not limited to Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information (December 29, 2009), is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
Please note the following immediate instructions:
• Each department or agency that handles classified information shall establish a security assessment team consisting of counterintelligence, security, and information assurance experts to review the agency’s implementation of procedures for safeguarding classified information against improper disclosures. Such review should include (without limitation) evaluation of the agency’s configuration of classified government systems to ensure that users do not have broader access than is necessary to do their jobs effectively, as well as implementation of restrictions on usage of, and removable media capabilities from, classified government computer networks.
• The Office of Management and Budget, the Information Security Oversight Office, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will stand up processes to evaluate, and to assist agencies in their review of, security practices with respect to the protection of classified information.
The recent irresponsible disclosure by WikiLeaks has resulted in significant damage to our national security.
!!! holyhotsam wrote:We were told that visiting the site will most likely cost you your clearance.
well thank fsm the processes and procedures are consistent!PGT wrote:got a note back from the FSO that DSS said the same thing in a meeting yesterday but refused to put it in writing.
guess they know that this isn't really kosher to do but are instilling fear in the community to try and clamp down (uhh, asleep at the wheel guys?).
I was told that visiting it would constitute a security violation and would likely result in termination.complacent wrote:!!! holyhotsam wrote:We were told that visiting the site will most likely cost you your clearance.!!!
(CNN) -- U.S. agencies have warned some employees that reading the classified State Department documents released by WikiLeaks puts them at risk of losing their jobs. But what about students considering jobs with the federal government? Do they jeopardize their chances by reading WikiLeaks?
It's a gray area, said law professors and national security experts who spoke with CNN. The topic has been debated intensely in the past week in legal and academic circles, ever since several U.S. universities sent e-mails to students with warnings about reading leaked documents.
They say students ought to be mindful of their future careers when commenting on or distributing the documents online -- especially those planning to seek jobs in national security or the intelligence community, which require a security clearance.
"The security clearance asks whether or not you're a risk when it comes to sensitive material. This could be one indicator that, when taken together with others, creates a broader pattern that might suggest you're not a person to be hired," said Pepperdine University law professor Gregory McNeal, who specializes in national security law.
"They may very well take into account your opinion, as a job candidate, whether or not you think WikiLeaks is a good thing or bad thing for the country," he said. "It's a small issue, but one to approach with caution if I were a student seeking a job in the national security field."
E-mails went out last week to students at several schools, including Boston University's School of Law, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, cautioning students against commenting on or posting links to the documents on social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter.
Each message came from the schools' offices of career services, claiming to be sent at the recommendation of an alumnus.
exactlyMr Kleen wrote:it's totally a political move, not really motivated by any security issue. but they call the shots for clearance holders...