Re: Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages


"Jack Linthicum" <jacklinthicum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0cf34098-67e3-44a8-a254-407f143516d2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Not all the fault of the previous administration but probably
augmented by the their desire for illegal (it seems) outside email
accounts and not wanting to trust to the installed system for
security. Now we shall see if the "New People on the Block" get their
Macs and associated gadgets or have to struggle on personal devices
and shared systems. It would also seem that the White House also
failed to appreciate the Vista's finer qualities ergo proper drivers
and application compatibility issues. Fui.

One major problem is going to be security.

I read somewhere that Obama is going to use some sort of Blackberry device as a secure terminal.

Having seen one, who's going to issue the appropriate certification saying it's secure and Tempest tested?

The British government issues a list of equipment and software they allow people to use to process classified material. I think the only Micro$oft product on it is Windows NT, the rest must either have security holes or haven't been properly tested yet.

The only Blackberry system mentioned is only allowed to process RESTRICTED information, a classification the US doesn't use and is roughly equivalent to 'FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY'.

The list is at

http://www.cesg.gov.uk/publications/media/directory.pdf

It's about 4 megs.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

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