NSA firing 90% of its sysadmins to eliminate potential Snowdens
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[QUOTE=Harnbrand;41791587]In all seriousness, people don't voluntarily abandon freedom and their families and make the global Most Wanted list out of spite for their employers.[/QUOTE]
Most people don't but one did and this is a pretty large sample of other people who are probably kind of like him, it only takes one to be "another snowden"
Yes, let's throw a bunch of people with sensitive information out of their jobs for no reason whatsoever. No possible way that'll backfire.
Isn't this kind of like euthanasia to cure a patient with a cold?
And watch more leaks happen as employees retaliate in fear of losing their jobs.
"Welp, I'm going to get fired anyway..."
[QUOTE=Coridan;41791739]And watch more leaks happen as employees retaliate in fear of losing their jobs.
"Welp, I'm going to get fired anyway..."[/QUOTE]
There's an oath that every employee swears when joining an intelligence agency. It's not just a job, it's a commitment, and most of the people who swear it are loyal enough not to leak data just because they're losing their job or getting transferred. Not to mention the legal consequences are a pretty significant deterrent.
Also, even if they're getting fired and not just transferred, they're still basically guaranteed jobs elsewhere. Skilled people with Top Secret clearance and experience in the community are hard to come by, and most agencies in the community will jump at the opportunity to hire someone like that rather than spend over a year (on average) and tens of thousands of dollars to clear and hire a brand new employee.
Nothing to hide, nothing to fear, right NSA?
what if that 90% just leaked all the personal info they had access to
And this may just give them enough reason to go and expose what data they did collect.
[QUOTE=Fangz;41791262]Good point, but the article never said fired or let go. They could have been transferred.[/QUOTE]
Where do you transfer 90 % of your Sysadmin staff though. I get the feeling that they are probably quite specialized, and while most of them can probably do some really good coffee, i wonder what they would do instead
So now the NSA is the one that's paranoid? Ironic.
Oh, nice. Brilliant moves on the NSA's part. This totally isn't going to create a horde of disgruntled sysadmins with sensitive information and motive to disseminate said information.....
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;41795566]So now the NSA is the one that's paranoid? Ironic.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure paranoia is in the job description.
Do you think they take them to the secret back room where everyone who goes in comes out forgetting what they had for breakfast?
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