NSA contractor arrested by FBI for allegedly stealing highly classified source code - Polidicks

[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/us/nsa-leak-booz-allen-hamilton.html[/url] [quote]The F.B.I. secretly arrested a National Security Agency contractor in recent weeks and is investigating whether he stole and disclosed highly classified computer codes developed to hack into the networks of foreign governments, according to several senior law enforcement and intelligence officials. The theft raises the embarrassing prospect that for the second time in three years an insider has managed to steal highly damaging secret information from the N.S.A. In 2013, Edward J. Snowden, who was also a contractor for the agency, took a vast trove of documents that were later passed to journalists, exposing N.S.A. surveillance programs in the United States and abroad. The information believed stolen by this contractor — who like Mr. Snowden worked for the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, which is responsible for building and operating many of the agency’s most sensitive cyberoperations — appears to be different in nature from Mr. Snowden’s theft.[/quote]

Is it that time of year again?

[QUOTE=LoneWolf_Recon;51156276]Is it that time of year again?[/QUOTE] I suppose so. Next up, Kim jong un is back on the dick waving train. Seriously though, the NSA is just a deplorable organization and needs to be replaced.

[QUOTE=DiBBs27;51156406]I suppose so. Next up, Kim jong un is back on the dick waving train.[/QUOTE] That's usually February/March, we'll have to wait 5months.

[QUOTE=Bradyns;51156414]That's usually February/March, we'll have to wait 5months.[/QUOTE] Yeah after he's woken from hibernation and realized his forehead ate more of his hair while he was asleep. Poor guy's just grumpy.

BAH needs to up their background checking game [editline]5th October 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=DiBBs27;51156406]I suppose so. Next up, Kim jong un is back on the dick waving train. Seriously though, the NSA is just a deplorable organization and needs to be replaced.[/QUOTE] The NSA is a vital intelligence gathering agency for the US government. We'd be fucked without it. Are you upset that the US government is collecting intelligence on foreign governments?

[QUOTE=DiBBs27;51156406]I suppose so. Next up, Kim jong un is back on the dick waving train. Seriously though, the NSA is just a deplorable organization and needs to be replaced.[/QUOTE] A report out yesterday said that we should expect North Korea to do something provocative before the election [url]http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/03/politics/north-korea-us-elections-2016/index.html[/url]

[QUOTE=proboardslol;51156503]BAH needs to up their background checking game[/QUOTE] Nah, this isn't really on Booz, because we're talking psychological motivation, not basic red flags like criminal history. The kinds of checks that would be done before giving this guy a high-level clearance would be performed by the FBI and NSA themselves, so clearly they're the ones who dropped the ball. Of course, every agency has people who slip through the cracks.

[QUOTE=smurfy;51156522]A report out yesterday said that we should expect North Korea to do something provocative before the election [url]http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/03/politics/north-korea-us-elections-2016/index.html[/url][/QUOTE] Obviously, how else would Un get our attention away from our Election Games?

[QUOTE=smurfy;51156522]A report out yesterday said that we should expect North Korea to do something provocative before the election [url]http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/03/politics/north-korea-us-elections-2016/index.html[/url][/QUOTE] why did they call the title it an october suprise?

Yeesh, either the NSA needs to make sure its contractors step up their background checks or someone made a [i]very[/i] good offer.

[QUOTE=RearAdmiral;51160619]Yeesh, either the NSA needs to make sure its contractors step up their background checks or someone made a [i]very[/i] good offer.[/QUOTE] Or they felt morally obligated to get this out.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;51156503]BAH needs to up their background checking game [editline]5th October 2016[/editline] The NSA is a vital intelligence gathering agency for the US government. We'd be fucked without it. Are you upset that the US government is collecting intelligence on foreign governments?[/QUOTE] I said replaced, not abolished, didn't I? Yes, I believe I did.

[QUOTE=RearAdmiral;51160619]Yeesh, either the NSA needs to make sure its contractors step up their background checks or someone made a [i]very[/i] good offer.[/QUOTE] The likelihood was that this gentleman became an insider threat after employment.

[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;51160809]The likelihood was that this gentleman became an insider threat after employment.[/QUOTE] Plus regardless of when he "turned", it's pretty much impossible to detect anyway isn't it? I know NSA does polygraph screening on new hires, not sure about contractors, but they're not difficult to cheat and aside from that you really have no idea what the person's intent is. If somebody is determined to leak something, you're really only going to know when you catch them in the act.

[QUOTE=srobins;51160898]Plus regardless of when he "turned", it's pretty much impossible to detect anyway isn't it? I know NSA does polygraph screening on new hires, not sure about contractors, but they're not difficult to cheat and aside from that you really have no idea what the person's intent is. If somebody is determined to leak something, you're really only going to know when you catch them in the act.[/QUOTE] Booz has polygraphs for employment requiring clearance, but yeah, they can be cheated.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;51156503]The NSA is a vital intelligence gathering agency for the US government. We'd be fucked without it. Are you upset that the US government is collecting intelligence on foreign governments?[/QUOTE] They're a bit one-sided when you consider that while CSIS is an ally, the NSA requests information from us but we're not allowed to request the same from the NSA under reasons of National Security.