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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by kube-system on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:45AM (#25668368)
As a kid, I walked right into the front doors of the US Capitol, down the hall, and into one of my representatives offices. (Without adult supervision too!) They were quite friendly.

The building has security, of course, but it’s not like some kind of off-limits private building.

https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/plan-visit/watching-congress...

That being said, I have never been more embarrassed and scared for politics in this country than I have been today. These people really had no clue about the kind of damage they did today. It is looking like misinformation is the biggest plague of the Information Age.

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by Cthulhu_ on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:19AM (#25668976)
It's not, but one, congress was in session, and two, they knew there was going to be a big group of agitated protestors outside. Compare how tight security was when there was a BLM protest there.
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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by kube-system on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:27AM (#25669046)
Oh yes, clearly today was not a normal day that people should be walking in the front door. And it should have been treated more seriously than it apparently was. I’m just saying that the place isn’t a fortress by default.
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