> This isn't really news.
From the two messages: "Security by obscurity in these areas" vs "Assange is ..." - which one would you consider relevant for you?
The very page linked in the original poster:
"The CIA made these systems unclassified.
Why the CIA chose to make its cyberarsenal unclassified reveals how
concepts developed for military use do not easily crossover to the
'battlefield' of cyber 'war'.
To attack its targets, the CIA usually requires that its implants communicate with
their control programs over the internet. If CIA implants, Command & Control
and Listening Post software were classified, then CIA officers could be
prosecuted or dismissed for violating rules that prohibit placing classified
information onto the Internet. Consequently the CIA has secretly made
most of its cyber spying/war code unclassified. The U.S. government
is not able to assert copyright either, due to restrictions in the
U.S. Constitution. This means that cyber 'arms' manufactures and computer
hackers can freely "pirate" these 'weapons' if they are obtained. The CIA
has primarily had to rely on obfuscation to protect its malware secrets."