Newsflash – US Nuclear secrets leaked online through Shadow IT

This sounds like a nightmare that could never happen.

US soldiers have been putting sensitive information online in non-secure third party websites. It defies belief, yet we’re reading that it happened. The story popped up on ‘Gizmodo’ .

It is alleged that US Soldiers were saving sensitive information on a couple of common flashcard sites, presumably of things they were trying to memorise and learn.  It seems these are common learning tools used in universities to help students memorise facts.  That works well so long as the facts aren’t top secret!  Even worse, their settings were on ‘public’ not ‘private’!

It is a classic warning about the risk of people, however well intentioned, saving critical data online in places the organisation is unaware of, and can’t control. That’s why our KARE FOUNDATION proactive cyber-security plan helps identify use of these sites in your organisation.

For more detail : Why you need to know all the cloud services that your organisation uses – part 2 – (US DoD Nuclear Secrets!) – IT Solutions and Managed Services (outsource.co.nz/)

Shadow IT is part of our 10-point cyber-security check list

While there is no single layer of technology that can guarantee you will be safe from hackers, you can reduce your risk by adding layers of protection. How many of our 10-point check list are in place for you?