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As Uncle Sam Cracks Down on Leaks, A Look At Ten Infamous Insiders

In the wake of Cablegate, the release of hundreds of thousands of pages of confidential diplomatic cables by the whistle blower site Wikileaks, the Obama Administration is cracking down on loose data management practices of the type that made Cablegate possible. Threatpost has put together a lilst of 10 individuals responsible for eye-popping breaches of security and confidentiality. Most are more senior than lowly PFC Manning, with legitimate rights to access the data that they steal and pass on. But the record shows that malicious insiders like PFC Bradley Manning are notoriously difficult to spot, let alone stop.

Source: https://threatpost.com/uncle-sam-cracks-down-leaks-look-ten-infamous-insiders-010711/74830/

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