LIT COMMENTARY
The Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit also issued a similar order re “Highly Sensitive Documents”. The 5th Circuit elect to go with the “we’re aware and working on it”;
Security Concerns
As a precaution given the reported breaches of government computer systems, the court is developing new procedures for handling and storing certain highly sensitive documents. These procedures will not change current policies regarding public access to court records. The court will announce the new procedures soon.
U.S. District Court requires sensitive documents to be filed by paper in response to possible Russian hack
Jan 9, 2021 | Reposted by LIT; Jan 14, 2021
The suspected Russian hack of Microsoft’s internal systems through the SolarWinds supply chain has prompted the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio to issue an order bolstering its security procedures.
U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley, the presiding judge, signed an order Friday requiring that certain highly sensitive documents be submitted outside the court’s normal PACER electronic filing system for their protection.
Until further notice, sensitive documents must be filed by paper or as an electronic copy on a secure electronic device with the clerk’s office, where it will be kept in a secure paper filing or standalone computer system.
According to the court’s release, this order was prompted by the recent widespread breaches of government and private sector computer systems using Microsoft operating software. Microsoft said hackers got to view some of its source code repositories but could not alter or make changes to the compromised accounts.
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