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NSA Firing 90% of Its Sysadmins

Posted by Soulskill on from the because-angering-sysadmins-has-worked-so-well-in-the-past dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "NSA Director Keith Alexander has decided that the best way to prevent illegal data leaks is to reduce the number of ears and eyes involved. During a talk at a cybersecurity conference in New York this week, Alexander revealed his plans to cut 90% of the System Administration workforce at the NSA. 'What we're in the process of doing — not fast enough — is reducing our system administrators by about 90 percent,' he said. Alluding to an issue of mistrust, Alexander further clarified: 'At the end of the day it's about people and trust ... if they misuse that trust they can cause huge damage.' Apparently, breaking the law and lying about it leaves one without a sense of irony when speaking in public."

7 of 634 comments (clear)

  1. At the end of the day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "At the end of the day it's about people and trust"

    I... it's.... but...

    *pop*

  2. Re:Question.... by i+kan+reed · · Score: 5, Funny

    As long as we imprison the other 10%

  3. Re:Alternatively... by Anubis+IV · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh sure. Just ask for the world on a plate while you're at it, why don't you? What next? Ask us to stop lying to Congress or sharing intelligence on foreign citizens of countries that agree to do the same for our citizens?

    -- NSA

  4. Re:ever hear of best practices?! by tolkienfan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes?

  5. Re:So firing 90% of their admins by camperdave · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hang on! It says reducing their sysadmins by 90%. Surely that means instituting a high fiber, low carb diet, and an exercise regimen.

    --
    When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
  6. Re:Question.... by tolkienfan · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not a waste of time - you're the target.
    You don't agree with the government.

  7. Re:NSA-National Storage Agency? by sexconker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can't we use FOIL to recover lost files?

    (5 - a)(a + 3) = 5a + 15 - a^2 - 3a = -a^2 + 2a +15
    Not seeing how I can recover lost files...