CCT 360: SSA Whistleblower and the Thumb Drive: What CISSP Asset Security Tells Us About This Disaster

CCT 360: SSA Whistleblower and the Thumb Drive: What CISSP Asset Security Tells Us About This Disaster

July 6, 2026 · 23 min · Season 3 · Episode 360

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The episode discusses the implications of a potential data breach involving sensitive identity data and examines it through the lens of CISSP Domain 2 asset security.

Send us Fan Mail Imagine hearing a claim that the most sensitive identity data in the United States could be sitting on a personal thumb drive. That allegation is still unverified and under investigation, but it gives us a rare chance to see CISSP Domain 2 asset security in real time, with consequences that go far beyond a typical data breach. I walk through what’s being reported about Social Security Administration data access and potential copying, then I put on the Domain 2 lens: data cla...

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Host: Shon Gerber

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Organizations: Social Security Administration

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