Air Force cracks down on protected information

Recently, the Air Force has started using technology that specifically looks for protected critical unclassified information in emails sent from government to commercial servers without encryption. This includes information that is For Official Use Only, protected under the Privacy Act of 1974, contains usernames or passwords, and sensitive personally identifiable information. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

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Air Force cracks down on protected information

Published July 24, 2013
By Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner
434th ARW Public Affairs

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Using a new capability, the Air Force is cracking down on the unencrypted transmission of protected information and violators could find themselves locked out and in hot water.

Recently, the Air Force started using technology that specifically looks for protected critical unclassified information in emails sent from government to commercial servers without encryption.

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