Security failures in communications: US lessons and proposals for Portugal – opinion

By Rui Martins

It is popular for the days of the “secret” conversation of the Trump administration, in which the next attack on Yemen Houts is struggling. It was very serious to know that such serious things, which have their forces in the US national security and the Middle East, are very irresponsible and – obviously – not punished. And it reminds us of

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There is no encrypted message system in administration used for secret or secret communication. If this gap in Portugal is severe (we have not criticized the ministers who have made decisions for WhatsApp), it is not entirely acceptable to coordinate such sensitive activities in the US and in the US and the lives of military and citizens, and Hillary Clinton is a higher level of gravity than the personal email server.

But the lack of professional expertise and ability is not limited to signal use, an app of “public” message. This “Group Chat” Steve Witcuff “United States Special Envoy to the Middle East” these messages participated in the Kremlin’s own WiFi network when it was in Moscow, and consequently, it was a consequence of the package. Meanwhile, Jack Teaksira at the same time is being sentenced to 15 years in prison for revealing secret military information on Mincraft Chat in Pentagon Leaks …

After the scandal of this signal group (uming it is the only one of the many signal groups used by Trump administration for secret conversations), it was used by the Washington Post, Waltz and other members of the “Trump National Security” to solve the “Trump National Security” other official subjects, I was used to a lot of fun from the official states. From 2009 to 2013). Trump has revealed the situation about serious security failures in the conversion of members of the administration, who have exposed substantial loss information, reflecting the lack of professional skills and the lack of adequate safety infrastructure for such critical problems. By comparing these gaps to the problems that affect sensitive information management in Portugal, it is evident that the situation is equally concerned in the national context. The CPC submitted proposal: Citizens Initiative

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“To transmit and on external social networks and foreign energy control (WhatsApp) are sensitive and state communication:

Installation of these applications can be blocked by MDM and hub. We have already suggested that this communication is about
The. All politicians in electric functions only use state mobile phones: with a list of predetermined authorized applications and excluding point-to-point encryption applications that depend on foreign structures or organizations.
The use of communication software without B. Point-to-point messages, whose servers or keys are not under the direct control of the government, the European Union or the local authority, where electric functions are maintained.
w. There should be a national, safe and accessible system for elected politicians for European organizations, government and parliament and local authorities. This system must be avoided to foreign companies and powers and ensure access to future historians and legal research. We suggest that the app should be developed and maintained in the context of European companies.
D. It is criminally responsible for those who produce sensitive data communications or installing software on the state of Portuguese state.

And and. The digital communication file is created with the aim of preserving the decisions taken between the rulers and the politicians, so that they can be consulted by the public one day and thereby finding out the ability of today’s academics and historians. ”

These proposals were sent to all parliamentary groups in the Republic’s assembly on April 24, municipal councils (executive presidents) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs: We will not even receive a warning of reception or reading. “

This proposal suggests implementing a safe communication system with strict control over tools used by politicians and public individuals and is a key measure to prevent similar risks in the future. It is essential to criminalization the use of non -secure software and create protective information infrastructure under state control to ensure transparency and responsibility in government decisions to ensure sensitive data security. Lack of response to proposals sent from Portuguese companies is a reflection of the US parallel to the US (parallel to the US by signalgate), as it can see, but not specific to a country or administration, but requires emergency attention and action in all levels.