The title of this article seems to promise insight into the security practices of the CIA and how these allow them to trust the IT staff. It does not deliver on this promise. This is a fluff piece with little info and should not be on anyone's "must read" list.
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Beef not in your burger
Having been there/done that/got the ballcap, I know that having poly's and backgrounds on a regular basis (not to mention the pee tests for drugs) should get the bad apples out very quickly. If you want to know more about their security practices than that, why don't you join ?
How does the CIA keep its IT staff honest?
Let's face it this is the CIA we are talking about, not only did I not expect any useful or even worthwhile information, I am surprised anyone from the CIA would talk about their networks in as much detail that was given. Look I know we as Americans expect our government agencies to be upfront and tell us things about themselves, but we also have to face the reality that we don't really want to know what the CIA does and how they do it, at least I don't and I have worked on government projects. The article is what it is to be expected as: Example: The CIA has networks and computers" That's it, anymore and someone will have to kill you.
Thank you,
Hah
That's funny. I just turned down the CIA yesterday. For a TISO position.
Good timing.
Why did I do it? Opinions, mindset and I like at least SOME privacy.
I was once in the CIA recruiting process
When taking the "Current Events" test, I was clueless about the material, then noticing the type of people who thought the test was "easy", I knew it wasn't the place for me.
So for the second half of the day I had "fun" with the personality test. From my psychology studies in college, I knew a fair bit about the scales they were measuring and the control questions. I'm sure I registered as a nut-job, or at least "untestable".
Never heard from them again after that ;)
TISO
unless you were going to do TCS, you should know that a 20 year old can do the TISO positon...
I'd say 18 but I would imagine you need at least 24 months of TCF/NOC boredom first
The beef is in an opaque wrapper...
unless you get hired in. The practices they use are secret for obvious reasons.
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