How To Avoid Future Wikileaks -- A Commentary

Too Much Sharing? Inter-Agency Coordination Of Secret Info Must Continue — But With Better Safeguards -- Michael Hayden, Samuel Visner and William Courtney, Baltimore Sun

The disclosure by WikiLeaks of thousands of U.S. diplomatic communications has sparked debate about a key response to the Sept. 11 attacks. Is it wise to share sensitive national security information more widely — including to upwards of a half-million military and civilian defense personnel — to help thwart future terrorism by better "connecting the dots" from fragmentary data? Or is wider sharing an unduly risky ditching of the proven security precept of "need to know?"

We believe wider sharing is wise — but only if aided by sound security practices and advanced technology to protect information. Vital information sharing need not be a victim of WikiLeaks.

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