NATO Classified Cloud Platform Compromised

Post by DaiPlusPlus » Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 5:13 AM UTC

flatline wrote: post #20

joe_the_user wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Article: The platform, known as NATO’s Service-Oriented Architecture and Identity Access Management (SOA & IdM) Project, is one of four core projects of NATO's IT modernization efforts. So this expresses what "modernization" is - fob as much work as possible unto a job-shop/meat-grinder operation and watch things like this happen. I don't even know whether to laugh or be appalled, the Snowden leaks happened due to co…

Nearly everyone who does real work like this for the government is a contractor anymore. The government employees manage the contracts.

Post by jvanderbot » Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 5:38 AM UTC

flatline wrote: post #20

joe_the_user wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Article: The platform, known as NATO’s Service-Oriented Architecture and Identity Access Management (SOA & IdM) Project, is one of four core projects of NATO's IT modernization efforts. So this expresses what "modernization" is - fob as much work as possible unto a job-shop/meat-grinder operation and watch things like this happen. I don't even know whether to laugh or be appalled, the Snowden leaks happened due to co…

Nearly everyone who does real work like this for the government is a contractor anymore. The government employees manage the contracts.

Post by xvector » Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 5:43 AM UTC

randombits0 wrote: post #2

How’s that Zero Trust working out for ya?

Post by vishnugupta » Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 6:06 AM UTC

spaniard89277 wrote: post #4

Everis is the typical meat grinder, and it is known for that in Spain. Now, just as I'm writing this I'm sure someome from Everis will chime in to say he gets paid handsomely and works for amazing projects. But everyone I've known working for Everis wants to die. And if such project had to land in Spain for political reasons, there are plenty of companies capable on taking such project with way better prospects.

Post by yardstick » Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 6:24 AM UTC

jimbojet wrote: post #5

randombits0 wrote: post #2

How’s that Zero Trust working out for ya?

Better than trusting the perimeter. A single breach in a “trustful” intranet still results in full network compromise. Best to assume breach and work from there. Hating on zero trust is non-sensical to me, feels like the same as hating on security.