Topic: Cost Decision

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Fusion Cell
Episode 733 45:39 - 50:48

733: Fusion Cell

Lack of Logging, OPM Security Infrastructure

DHS officials revealed that the OPM breach could not be fully traced due to a "lack of logging" within the system. The decision to limit log retention was described as a "risk and cost decision" based on the high volume of NetFlow records and storage requirements. The hosts mock the idea that a government agency would forgo basic security logging to save money on hard drives.