http://defensetech.org/2009/01/09/peeking-into-private-data/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Sat, 26 May 2012 02:56:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2009/01/09/peeking-into-private-data/#comment-197275 Melva Coullard Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:42:56 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4274#comment-197275 My wife and I are very happy with this faucet and saved about $100 rather than buying from home depot. My wife and I are very happy with this faucet and saved about $100 rather than buying from home depot.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2009/01/09/peeking-into-private-data/#comment-95734 gsak Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:45:57 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4274#comment-95734 Is it really possible that a United States *nuclear* submarine crew could ever carelessly-sink a Japanese fishing boat? Come on, these people are who we rely on to defend our nation from.... Suck it up. Is it really possible that a United States *nuclear* submarine crew could ever carelessly-sink a Japanese fishing boat? Come on, these people are who we rely on to defend our nation from.…
Suck it up.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2009/01/09/peeking-into-private-data/#comment-95733 Marcello Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:53:56 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4274#comment-95733 About ClearanceJobs.com incident: if the attackers actually used SQL injection to gain access to their database it probably means that site security policy is/was seriously flawed. Is it really acceptable that a website handling top-secret level "stuff" (as in not the actual classified information, but something strictly related) could be vulnerable to this kind of attacks? What happens in these cases? Are the people actually responsible for securing the database subject to inquiry? Punished? Cyber espionage could be a problem, but as long as important information is left out in the open there's little that can be done... About ClearanceJobs.com incident: if the attackers actually used SQL injection to gain access to their database it probably means that site security policy is/was seriously flawed.
Is it really acceptable that a website handling top-secret level “stuff” (as in not the actual classified information, but something strictly related) could be vulnerable to this kind of attacks?
What happens in these cases? Are the people actually responsible for securing the database subject to inquiry? Punished?
Cyber espionage could be a problem, but as long as important information is left out in the open there’s little that can be done…

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