Saturday, April 3, 2010

Break up the NSA?

Security nerds will want to mosey over to Wired to see the latest on the NSA:
... NSA headquarters — the “Puzzle Palace” — in Fort Meade, Maryland, is actually home to two different agencies under one roof. There’s the signals-intelligence directorate, the Big Brothers who, it is said, can tap into any electronic communication. And there’s the information-assurance directorate, the cybersecurity nerds who make sure our government’s computers and telecommunications systems are hacker- and eavesdropper-free. In other words, there’s a locked-down spy division and a relatively open geek division. The problem is, their goals are often in opposition. One team wants to exploit software holes; the other wants to repair them. This has created a conflict — especially when it comes to working with outsiders in need of the NSA’s assistance.
Personally, I can neither confirm nor deny anything, other than the article is pretty interesting.

1 comment:

  1. Best out-of-print-book evah - "The Puzzle Palace"

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