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White House Demands Encryption for Sensitive Data
An anonymous reader writes "Stung by a series of data losses or disclosures at federal agencies over the past month, the White House is requiring all agencies to follow new guidelines when allowing employees to carry sensitive data on laptops or access the information from afar, according to the Washington Post. From the article: 'To comply with the new policy, agencies will have to encrypt all data on laptop or handheld computers unless the data are classified as "non-sensitive" by an agency's deputy director. Agency employees also would need two-factor authentication -- a password plus a physical device such as a key card -- to reach a work database through a remote connection, which must be automatically severed after 30 minutes of inactivity. Finally, agencies would have to begin keeping detailed records of any information downloaded from databases that hold sensitive information, and verify that those records are deleted within 90 days unless their use is still required.'"
The Nixon parallels are staggering.
He did illegal domestic spying for political reasons, his CRP, the Campaign to Reelect the President program.
He attacked the press for reporting the leaks.
He created 'the plumbers' to plug unwanted leaks of what he was up to. (This is what this story is)
When the FBI investigated, he claimed "National Security" would be undermined.
He then used the CIA to obstruct the FBI investigation into the spying.
"President Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. "Bob" Haldeman were tape-recorded (a standard, but secret, Nixon practice) on June 23 discussing use of the CIA to obstruct the FBI's investigation of the Watergate break-ins. Nixon followed through by asking the CIA to slow the FBI's investigation of the crime, claiming that national security would be put at risk. In fact, the crime and numerous other "dirty tricks" had been undertaken on behalf of CRP, mainly under the direction of Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy. The pair had also worked in the White House in the Special Investigations Unit, nicknamed the "Plumbers." This group investigated leaks of information the administration did not want publicly known, and ran various operations against the Democrats and anti-war protestors"
Government should sign up on Mozy. They offer 2 GB secure data storage for free and 30 GB for $4.95. :D
Here's the link: https://mozy.com/?ref=SV4DVI
Problem solved. Next...
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