NSA Makes Contribution To Apache Hadoop Project

An anonymous reader writes "The National Security Agency has submitted a new database, Accumulo, to the Apache Foundation for incubation. Accumulo is based on the original BigTable paper with some extensions such as the ability to provide cell-level security. It appears there are some hurdles that must be cleared concerning copyright before the project could be accepted."

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Re:The myth of security...

[syousef]

... the best security programmed in software can and will be breached by other means. This emphasis on security IMHO is misplaced, if you want something secure you don't hook it up to the outside world.

I know my front door can easily be breached by a determined attacker, yet I put a lock on it. Why bother? Insurance requires it for starters. It deters casual thieves for another. Abandoning security altogether is just as stupid as making what you're trying to secure unusable by over securing it. A bit of balance goes a long way.