Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force communications

Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by mlyle on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:07PM (#36922882)

Marking systems and documents is a critical part of security.

It makes sure that you can prove that everyone is put on notice that misuse is subject to extreme punishment. This helps prevent accidental disclosure (Oh, I didn't think confidentiality applied to this), and it helps prove the case should anyone violate the rules.

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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by burnished on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:16PM (#36922967)

isn't the security benefit from people genuinely not being confused and making accidental disclosures? You phrased it more focused on penalties applied after a failure which to my novice understanding is too late (and ineffective anyway).

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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by mlyle on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:26PM (#36923038)

Absolutely one reason is why people follow confidentiality rules is fear of punishment.

I mentioned both:

- It prevents people from not knowing something is sensitive and mishandling information

- It prevents people from claiming that they didn't know something was sensitive after mishandling information

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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by qup on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:13PM (#36922936)

I read a very confidential dossier on my last playthrough of Goldeneye 007 on N64.

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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by seeknotfind on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:13PM (#36922934)

Yeah I mean compared to having private military keys, this was a funny tack on.

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