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Research Question
How did the US analyze and mitigate the risk of leaked
confidential information in the aftermath of the Chelsea
Manning WikiLeaks? What were the lasting effects of the
leaks?
Wikileaks
● Motto: “We Open Governments”(Denver 2014)
● non-profit journalism website
● founded in 2006 by Julian Assange
● leaks private/classified information
Figure 1: Timeline of Events Surrounding
WikiLeaks
Impact of Wikileaks
Figure 2: DDOS and Security Reports Graphic
(Labovitz, 2010)
Information Leaks of the
Future
Figure 3: Google Search History for Julian Assange and
Edward Snowden (Leetaru, 2013)
Risk Context
● Protector: US government and its associated agencies
● Threat: Julian Assange and Wikileaks access
● Asset: Classified US information
Risk Scenarios
● Guantanamo
● Chelsea Manning’s leaks
● Deaths of US government employees
Guantanamo
o Likelihood: Low
o Impact: High
Chelsea Manning ● Likelihood of getting information:
high
o Secret Classification
o Over 500,000 documents
● Likelihood of sharing information: low
o Extensive background checks are
performed before an employee is
allowed to work for the US
government
● Impact: High
Death of US Government Employees
● Likelihood: Moderate
● Impact: Very High
Risk Treatment: Likelihood/Impact
Analysis
Risk Treatment
● Avoidance o increase security on government documentation
o change classification system
o don’t allow USBs or writeable CDs into government
facilities that work with classified information
● Mitigation o better prepare for leaks
o evacuation systems for undercover agents
o plausible deniability
Classification of U.S. Documents
Figure 4: Information Security Oversight Office
Classification Chart (No Author, 2012)
Conclusion
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from
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_President.pdf&page=12
Nicks, Denver (September 23, 2014). Wikileaks Source Chelsea Manning Sues Govt Over Hormone Treatment Request. Times.
Retrieved from http://time.com/3423728/wikileaks-source-chelsea-manning-sues-govt-over-hormone-treatment-request/
(August 21, 2013). Bradley manning Sentenced to 35 Year in Prison for Wikileaks Disclosures. Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3787492
Labovitz, C. (2010, December 14). DDoS & Security Reports: The Arbor Networks IT Security Blog. Retrieved November 30, 2014,
from http://www.arbornetworks.com/asert/2010/12/the-internet-goes-to-war/
Leetaru, K. (2013, December 31). King Snowden and the Fall of Wikileaks. Retrieved November 30, 2014, from
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/12/31/king_snowden_and_the_fall_of_wikileaks