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Why Whack-a-Mole won't work against the likes of Wikileaks

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Why Whack-a-Mole won't work against the likes of Wikileaks
Security expert Bruce Schneier weighs in with five points about Wikileaks and the fourth rests upon the fact that any secret is only as secure as the least trusted person who knows it. This has little to do with WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks is just a website. The real story is that "least trusted person" who decided to violate his security clearance and make these cables public. Read More


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