Homeland Security can't look after itself
Found on The Inquirer on Wednesday, 20 June 2007
The US Department of Homeland Insecurity, the outfit which tells other people how to make themselves safe, has suffered more than 800 hacker break-ins, virus outbreaks and other computer security problems over two years.
Red-faced departmental managers admitted to the US congress that hacker tools for stealing passwords and other files were found on two internal Homeland Security computer systems.
Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration workstations were infected with malicious software which spent a lot of time talking to outsiders. DHS staff had also lost a few laptops and its website has been turned over several times.
Still DHS wants to invade privacy even more, although they cannot guarantee security. At a national security department I wouldn't even expect a single successful breakin; 800 is just ridiculous and shows that they cannot do their job. On the other hand, we all know that all those crimes are unimportant anyway and don't need to be taken care of; the real enemy is piracy.