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Re:U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds ... by whatshisface on Monday December 14, 2020 @05:23PM (#25424193)
>if someone at the VP+ level declares a major incident [...]

I read this as, "we have a policy that under no circumstances will someone at a VP+ level declare a major incident."

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Re:U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds ... by 35fbe7d3d5b9 on Monday December 14, 2020 @07:37PM (#25425492)
Nah. If we ever had to pull this specific trigger we're already in "mandatory disclosure to individuals whose data was breached, the federal government, and possibly the media" territory.

It's one thing to try to duck bad publicity, it's another to not act quickly and risk the ire of the federal government.

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