I know Clinton’s use of a private server has become a political issue, but it’s still also an infosec issue for our government. Jack Gillum and Stephen Braun of AP provide the latest revelations:
Clinton’s server, which handled her personal and State Department correspondence, appeared to allow users to connect openly over the Internet to control it remotely, according to detailed records compiled in 2012. Experts said the Microsoft remote desktop service wasn’t intended for such use without additional protective measures, and was the subject of U.S. government and industry warnings at the time over attacks from even low-skilled intruders.
Read more on ABC.
What’s unfortunate here is that this is a legitimate, current issue highlighting extremely poor security practices, to say nothing of its impact on national security. And yet, because it is, as you say, a ‘political issue’, both the issues will be ignored and the perpetrator will not be called to account.
How sad that we do not have a truly free press.