Actually, part of the NSA's mission statement is to secure things.
It's just that that part of the mission has taken a back seat to the offensive, tailored access parts for the past few decades; particularly after 9/11.
I remember reading somewhere a couple years ago that this was actually a bit of a point of consternation amongst the leadership back when Snowden leaked PRISM. My memory fails me however at remembering the exact article...
It's just that that part of the mission has taken a back seat to the offensive, tailored access parts for the past few decades; particularly after 9/11.
I remember reading somewhere a couple years ago that this was actually a bit of a point of consternation amongst the leadership back when Snowden leaked PRISM. My memory fails me however at remembering the exact article...
Gah.