NIST 800-53: Configuration Management. Network assets are always in a constant state of change, as systems traverse the network, and software is installed or updated. Changes can update critical devices or applications, allow for malicious devices or malware to connect to the network, or leave security gaps in devices that can easily be exploited.
Dear Ron, As of Jan. 31, there were close to 1.4 million people serving in the U.S. armed forces, according to the latest numbers from the Defense Manpower Data Center, a body of the Department of Defense. That means that 0.4 percent of the American population is active military personnel.
That is as much as 15 percent of the total US presence of about 130,000 soldiers. These private contractors -- who most often work for corporations, diplomats, or journalists -- have no accountability to the US military.