[Moderator: End of thread.] Reply From: gbrandtat_private I was in the Navy for 12 years, and got out last year. My last duty station was on a Submarine at Norfolk, and I can tell you that many of the PCs, even laptops, had classified information on them. The requirement for removable hard drives was only applied to the most sensitive of data, such as Top Secret SCI and Crypto. Most of the officers' laptops were used for preparing briefings, were cleared for, and contained Secret material. I would not be surprised at all if some even contained some Top Secret material that they had used for a briefing. Many of the officers were overworked, and not that computer literate. So, even if they did not save the data to the Hard Drive, the cache may very well have the data. I was the Assistant Security Officer, and know for a fact that even though the machines might not be cleared for Secret material, they often were used for it. And since the officers were in charge, and had the backing of the Commanding Officer, nothing was done about it. It would have been EXTREMELY easy for me to walk off of that submarine at any time with a laptop carrying classified data. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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