Military Files Left Unprotected Online

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Military Files Left Unprotected Online


Jul 12, 8:03 AM (ET)

By MIKE BAKER


GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Detailed schematics of a military detainee holding facility in southern Iraq. Geographical surveys and aerial photographs of two military airfields outside Baghdad. Plans for a new fuel farm at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

The military calls it "need-to-know" information that would pose a direct threat to U.S. troops if it were to fall into the hands of terrorists. It's material so sensitive that officials refused to release the documents when asked.

But it's already out there, posted carelessly to file servers by government agencies and contractors, accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.

In a survey of servers run by agencies or companies involved with the military and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Associated Press found dozens of documents that officials refused to release when asked directly, citing troop security.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070712/D8QB1HNO0.html

Tell me again how great outsourcing our military is ?
 
uscitizen said:
Military Files Left Unprotected Online


Jul 12, 8:03 AM (ET)

By MIKE BAKER


GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Detailed schematics of a military detainee holding facility in southern Iraq. Geographical surveys and aerial photographs of two military airfields outside Baghdad. Plans for a new fuel farm at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

The military calls it "need-to-know" information that would pose a direct threat to U.S. troops if it were to fall into the hands of terrorists. It's material so sensitive that officials refused to release the documents when asked.

But it's already out there, posted carelessly to file servers by government agencies and contractors, accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.

In a survey of servers run by agencies or companies involved with the military and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Associated Press found dozens of documents that officials refused to release when asked directly, citing troop security.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070712/D8QB1HNO0.html

Tell me again how great outsourcing our military is ?
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Why is it that they can't take the simple step of hiring a couple of computer guys to keep on top of this stuff? Just to scour the internet and as soon as something like this hits, get on the phone with the contractor and say take it down NOW, or your contract is cancelled.
 
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