SOPHOS [ SECURE ]
This article discusses the hazards of online data leakage and the unreliability of computer users to adhere to the guidelines set by their security software programs. As of late the American media has been afire about some important data leakage events that appear to have occurred within the Defense Department and it contractors in the February time frame.Blueprints and other secret information on the Joint Strike Fighter and the Presidents personal helicopter Marine One were leaked through P2P networks.Congressman Edolphus Towns sent a letter about the incident (PDF) to the Attorney General expressing his concerns about the use of LimeWire and other P2P applications by government employees and contractors. Much of the media reaction has been the traditional response to these types of events.Firewalls need to be reinforced and Why do these users have permissions to install such dangerous applications on their desktops?.I prefer to look at the problem a slightly different way.F...