President Obama’s Helicopter Security P2P Breach

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Yeah, bizarre title.  Like something right out of a 24 episode.  Oh, and by the way, just how many moles can there be in CTU?  I mean seriously.  Is their security that lax?  Well, if it’s anything like our national security, the answer would be yes.  You see, peer to peer networks are great places to find all kinds of nasty little secrets.  One of them is social security numbers.  But how about the entire avionics for Obama’s helicopter?  Yeah, and that’s not the worst of it.

The worst of it would be that it’s in the hands of the Iranians.  Woohoo.  Major Presidential Fail.  Yep, that would be according the Sam Hopkins, co-founder of Tiversa Security:

Around the October to November (2008) time frame. We get about 100,000 or 200,000 confidential files that we bring back and if we find something really bad, we will contact that company and say that your information is out there on a peer-to-peer network. In this case, it was over in Iran, where they were actively trolling for information. We notified the defense contractor and they went through their steps to notify the Department of Defense…[they got] the entire avionics system of the president’s helicopter, and various upgrades by contractors.

-Quote courtesy of CNET

Oooowee.  I love the smell of national insecurity in the morning.  Here’s a hint: do not put a peer to peer client on your business network.  Don’t do it.  Let me repeat: don’t do it.  Did I make that clear?  So, I wonder when the bailout for Obama’s helicopter is coming?  Sorry, couldn’t resist.

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