Fantastic example of insider threat and the need to properly vet! Any staff member regardless of role may inadvertently become a conduit for information leakage or exploitation by adversaries. All too often support staff become almost invisible and so are granted much more unsupervised access than they require because escorting is time-consuming and staff-intensive. A proactive approach to personnel screening is indispensable for maintaining security integrity but there remains a requirement to enforce the ‘need to know’ principle and ensure staff, even if vetted, are not provided access to information they don't require. Otherwise, you may end up losing the America’s!
#OTD Alexander Hamilton was born. Among his many feats, Hamilton enrolled his friend Hercules Mulligan, a NYC tailor who counted British officers as his customers, to spy on the British for George Washington. By outfitting British officers, appealing to their egos, and asking the right questions, Mulligan gained valuable insight into the enemy’s movements. Mulligan’s information saved Washington’s life twice. On one occasion, a rushed officer in need of a coat disclosed his mission to capture Washington later that day, and Mulligan dispatched word to warn Gen. Washington. Mulligan is buried next to Alexander Hamilton in Trinity Church, NYC.
