How Clinton’s email scandal took root
So exactly who is to blame for the US state department having the worst opsec imaginable? I dislike Hilary but even if I think the absolute worst of her behaviour here she&#x27;s kind of down the list of guilt. She&#x27;s not a technology security expert and she&#x27;s driving how her tech is set up while she&#x27;s secretary of state without literally the best tech advise available to the most powerful nation on earth? Really?<p>They can&#x27;t provide her with a secure device. That&#x27;s the Secretary of State of the United States of America who they can&#x27;t provide with a secure device and so they leave her, literally to her own devices. Apparently nobody reviewed how she was communicating and advise her directly about her own behaviour. &quot;Much less, ok what do you need? We&#x27;ll design a system that does that with the best security we can manage. We&#x27;ll tell you exactly what not to do. Mr&#x2F;Madam Secretary.&quot; Whoever the secretary of state is.<p>Fire them all and start again. You can&#x27;t do worse than this can you? No matter who you&#x27;ve got in power you&#x27;re selling them and US State Department policy. Hillary, yeah, to hell with her, but that&#x27;s <i>entirely</i> beside the point and totally a sideshow in this story. I can&#x27;t think of a single politician who would know and understand the security implications of electronic communication without being directly advised in the most clear and emphatic fashion possible.<p>Does anyone care to speak up for the competence on display here?