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Let's put aside the politics for a moment.

Is it really that easy to compromise a server, or is a high profile high value target really handling security so poorly?

It makes me wonder if one of my machines were actively being attacked if the intruder would be able to break in.

I suspect it's the social aspect that would make a hack like this relatively easy.

It's really easy to get in to a network when there are hundreds or thousands of individuals you can target via phishing, etc.

On the other hand, targeting just _your_ machines could prove more difficult since there's only one of you.