Friday, April 01, 2016

The latest hypothetical vocabulary word at FOX is SCIF. It is about security in areas of a building such as the President's office. There are no conclusions at FOX that matters because the email issue is not occurring in isolation from interaction with federal security authorities.

Simply stated, (click here) a SCIF is a U.S. Government accredited facility where Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) can be stored, discussed or electronically processed. Primarily Government and government-related contractors that require high security have the need for SCIFs. The areas of concern and special attention typically include physical security and hardening, acoustics controls, visual controls, access control, electronic and TEMPEST security....

...All telephone, electrical power, security systems, data and emergency systems equipment must be dedicated to and contained within the SCIF. Any utility that enters the SCIF should terminate in the SCIF and not traverse through the space. Where the conduit for any of these systems penetrate the SCIF perimeter, they must be treated to minimize the chance of compromise....

A SCIF is not sterile of all forms of communication; nothing in the security is perfect. The definition of the purpose of a SCIF ends doubt about her innocence simply because every effort has to MINIMIZE any threat to security. She and her staff met with federal security specialists and sought to minimize any threat of leaks, etc.