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Server with Top-Secret Data Stolen
An anonymous reader writes "Usually missing information stories are fairly low key; the loss of a few thousand student records is cause for concern for those involved, but hardly national security. This one is slightly different. The company Forensic Telecommunications Services has announced that a server containing 'thousands of top-secret mobile phone records and evidence from undercover terrorism and organized crime investigations' has been stolen. From the article: 'The company — whose clients include Scotland Yard and the Crown Prosecution Service — has assured the public that the server is security protected, and the breach will not compromise ongoing police operations. The information is made up of either old cases that have passed through the judicial process, or cases that are already in the judicial system and so subject to full disclosure to both defense and prosecution teams.'"
I've handled TS and above at a number of contractors over the years. That said, "What happened to locks, keys, and trusted employees?". And how do you get a server out of the building? Stuff in down your pants? I've never worked anywhere where areas with classified information weren't surrounded by cameras. And access control. And lots of other means of tracking the comings and goings. There's more to this story than has been made public.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
Either there really wasn't much to worry about or they are secretly passing rectangular pieces of firehardened clay out their anuses. And these guys are called a "security" firm!