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standard government excuses #5 Re: House staffer accidentally leaks
From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:51:55 +0200
Larry Seltzer wrote:
http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2009/10/house_ethics_committee_documen.php According to a statement released by the US House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, often known as the Ethics Committee, a document describing investigations of over 30 house members and several aides was exposed on a public network because of "...the use of peer-to-peer file sharing software on the personal computer of a junior staffer, who is no longer employed by the committee, while working from home."
Standard Government Excuses #5. From Yes Minister: 5 Standard Excuses in Government 1. There is a perfectly satisfactory explanation for everything but security prevents its disclosure (used in the Anthony Blunt case); 2. It has only gone wrong because of heavy cuts in staff and budget which have stretched supervisory resources beyond the limit (the Comprehensive Schools excuse); 3. It was a worthwhile experiment now abandoned, but not before it provided much valuable data and considerable employment (used for Concorde); 4. It occurred before certain important facts were known and could not happen again (the Munich Agreement excuse with the important fact being that Hitler wanted to conquer Europe); 5. It was an unfortunate lapse by an individual now being dealt with under internal disciplinary procedures (the Charge of the Light Brigade excuse). Gadi. -- Gadi Evron, ge () linuxbox org. Blog: http://gevron.livejournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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