Insider Threat Program Training and Trump’s War on Leaks: A Chilling Combination for Whistleblowers

The Trump administration has declared a war on media leaks and called for the U.S. federal workforce and contractors to receive “anti-leak” training. The centerpiece of Trump’s anti-leak campaign, aside from early morning tweet-storms railing against leakers and media, is the National Insider Threat Taskforce. The Insider Threat Program is not Trump-era creation. In then-secret … Continue reading “Insider Threat Program Training and Trump’s War on Leaks: A Chilling Combination for Whistleblowers”

Is the Vault 7 Source a Whistleblower?

It is the leakiest of times in the Executive Branch. Last week, WikiLeaks published a massive and, by all accounts genuine, trove of documents revealing that the CIA has been stockpiling, and lost control of, hacking tools it uses against targets. Particularly noteworthy were the revelations that the CIA developed a tool to hack Samsung … Continue reading “Is the Vault 7 Source a Whistleblower?”