Friday, June 03, 2011

Gmail Hack Targeted White House - WSJ.com

Expect more stringent email policies in many organizations’ near-term futures

"If all White House officials were following rules prohibiting the use of personal email for official business, there would simply be no sensitive information to find," said Rep. Darrell Issa, Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and a frequent thorn in the Obama administration's side. "Unfortunately, we know that not everyone at the White House follows those rules and that creates an unnecessary risk."

Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, said the hacking "suggests China believes government officials are using their personal accounts for official business, because I doubt they were looking for their weekend plans or a babysitter's schedule. Presumably, the Chinese wouldn't have done this if they weren't getting something.''

Gmail Hack Targeted White House - WSJ.com

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