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This 7 page paper examines the Wen Ho Lee espionage case, and answers numerous questions about it and its impact on national security concerns, IT procedures and the conduct of an investigation. It also considers the critical blunders made by the FBI and the balance between security and personal freedom. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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to China. His case quickly made him one of the most hated men in America. But as the case progressed, opinion began to shift, until he was finally acquitted and
the judge apologized to him from the bench. But perhaps the most startling development in the case was the revelation that the FBI bungled the investigation to a degree not
seen since the antics of the Keystone Cops. This paper addresses several questions with concern to the security issues raised by this case, namely: how can IT managers keep information
secure? What sort of IT and managerial policies can be implemented to prevent or minimize theft of secret information by an insider? Why have federal agencies failed to prevent such
thefts? The paper also considers the steps of a properly conducted digital forensics inquiry and the type of information sought in such an investigation, and how that information as
well as the investigation itself, can be safeguarded. The paper gives examples of critical mistakes made in the investigation, and finally, considers how privileged and personal information can be kept
confidential in an age of data mining and AI applications. It also tries to find a balance between a need for security and the need for individual privacy. The Lee
Case, and IT and Managerial Policies That Can Be Implemented to Prevent Theft The Wen Ho Lee case shows once again that the damage done by outsiders is trivial compared
to that done by trusted members of the inside staff. Even if the disclosure is accidental or unintentional, as seems to be the case with Lee (though the facts remain
muddled), it still presents a threat. After all, if the enemy has knowledge that can compromise our defenses, it really doesnt matter if someone gave it to him deliberately or
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