[LINK] Schneier: NSA thinks it can increase Security by Firing

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

> At 10:12 PM 14/08/2013, Kim Holburn wrote:
>
>> NSA Increasing Security by Firing 90% of Its Sysadmins
>> 
>> General Keith Alexander thinks he can improve security by automating
>> sysadmin duties such that 90% of them can be fired:
>> ..
>> Leaking secret information is the civil disobedience of our age. 
>> Alexander has to get used to it.
> 
> Great line! the corollary of information collection -- information
> leakage. Jan


Expect maybe more than a few backdoors created by pissed Sysadmins. Even
possibly a number of time/logic bombs ensuring the general looks an idiot
and admins have to be re-hired at twice the salary. It'd be human nature :)

Cheers,
Stephen



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