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Remembering Soldiers and Analysts
As November 11 approaches I'm reminded of a visit I had with one of our government customers and in particular a comment that got me thinking about the importance of ensuring the accuracy of releasing information to the public. As part of my responsibilities here at Privasoft, I routinely visit our customers to talk about our products as well as the impact our products have on meeting their objectives - being accurate, meeting timelines, etc.
This visit to one of our defense customers was very enlightening. As we have a number of soldiers engaged in helping other countries around the world, they are sometimes put in potentially deadly situations. And a number of soldiers have lost their lives as a result of these situations.
As part of the freedom we enjoy due to others who have fought for us, we are open to providing information to our citizens when requested. Unfortunately this information has the potential to end up in the wrong hands if sensitive content is not carefully redacted. So I asked our customer what the impact of not accurately severing documents that are part of satisfying a citizen's request is. The response was - "a soldier could die". I paused for a moment and reflected on the huge responsibilities that an analyst has in disclosing this information and I thank them for accepting this responsibility.
As November 11 approaches, think of these analysts. And also think of the soldiers that have fought so valiantly to give us our freedom and to those that are still in conflict areas.
This visit to one of our defense customers was very enlightening. As we have a number of soldiers engaged in helping other countries around the world, they are sometimes put in potentially deadly situations. And a number of soldiers have lost their lives as a result of these situations.
As part of the freedom we enjoy due to others who have fought for us, we are open to providing information to our citizens when requested. Unfortunately this information has the potential to end up in the wrong hands if sensitive content is not carefully redacted. So I asked our customer what the impact of not accurately severing documents that are part of satisfying a citizen's request is. The response was - "a soldier could die". I paused for a moment and reflected on the huge responsibilities that an analyst has in disclosing this information and I thank them for accepting this responsibility.
As November 11 approaches, think of these analysts. And also think of the soldiers that have fought so valiantly to give us our freedom and to those that are still in conflict areas.
