OSINT Report 4/2010: Behind Walls or Out in the Open? The Challenges of Protecting and Sharing Information

Author(s): Florian Schaurer, Jan Störger
Editor(s): Andreas Wenger, Victor Mauer
Series: ISN OSINT Reports
Publisher(s): International Relations and Security Network (ISN), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2010

This OSINT Report examines the prevalent classification and safeguarding procedures in place for sensitive national security information. It provides a synopsis of definitions, and casts light on the complex interplay between officially required secrecy and publicly desired transparency. The report also addresses the implications of over-classification on the one hand, and authorized or unauthorized disclosures (leaks) of classified information on the other, raising awareness in the interest of more balanced governmental information security and sharing.

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