Eric Turner on 2009-08-05
These internal social networking sites are not used that much.
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The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately.
“These internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries,” reads a Marine Corps order, issued Monday. “The very nature of SNS [social network sites] creates a larger attack and exploitation window, exposes unnecessary information to adversaries and provides an easy conduit for information leakage that puts OPSEC [operational security], COMSEC [communications security], [and] personnel… at an elevated risk of compromise.”
The Marines’ ban will last a year.
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Yet many within the Pentagon’s highest ranks find value in the Web 2.0 tools.
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Transtracker on 2009-08-04More evidence here that there is still very much an internal battle over social media within DoD. Much of that battle involves differing views o what 21st century warfare is all about, what is required for victory, the relative importance of winning "hearst and minds," etc.
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The Marines say they will issue waivers to the Web 2.0 blockade, if a “mission critical need” can be proven. And they will continue to allow access to the military’s internal “SNS-like services.” But for most members of the Corps, access to the real, public social networks is now shut off for the next year.
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Mikel AgirregabiriaThe U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately. These internet sites
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Clare SolomonInteresting article on web security although i expect it has more to do with wantin them to work harder than anything else!!
The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately. -
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continue to allow access to the military’s internal “SNS-like services.”
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Ed BuclatinMarines ban SM from their networks
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The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately.
“These internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries,” reads a Marine Corps order, issued Monday. “The very nature of SNS [social network sites] creates a larger attack and exploitation window, exposes unnecessary information to adversaries and provides an easy conduit for information leakage that puts OPSEC [operational security], COMSEC [communications security], [and] personnel… at an elevated risk of compromise.”
The Marines’ ban will last a year.
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Yet many within the Pentagon’s highest ranks find value in the Web 2.0 tools.
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TransTracker on 2009-08-04
More evidence here that there is still very much an internal battle over social media within DoD. Much of that battle involves differing views o what 21st century warfare is all about, what is required for victory, the relative importance of winning "hearst and minds," etc.
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Eric Turner on 2009-08-05
Good observation. Being retired military I can assure you there is continual disagreement over the pros and cons of such websites. It is basically divided among two groups and within those two groups each has two subgroups:
a) Technology Natives
b) Technology Immigrants
1) Those who overestimate an enemy's potential
2) Those who underestimate an enemy's potential
In all reality, care does need to be given to web 2.0 sites. But, like always, the military reacts to things rather than be proactive. So instead of actually giving much thought to it they ban it entirely. That said, this ban is, in all probability, simply temporary until something more effective can be generated.
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“These internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries,” reads a Marine Corps order, issued Monday. “The very nature of SNS [social network sites] creates a larger attack and exploitation window, exposes unnecessary information to adversaries and provides an easy conduit for information leakage that puts OPSEC [operational security], COMSEC [communications security], [and] personnel… at an elevated risk of compromise.”
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“The mechanisms for social networking were never designed for security and filtering. They make it way too easy for people with bad intentions to push malicious code to unsuspecting users,”
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Joshua SalmonsThe STRATCOM message continues to make waves. This time, the Marines decide to be proactive and ban social network sites...regardless of the fact if the STRATCOM message was completely out-of-bounds.
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a) Technology Natives
b) Technology Immigrants
1) Those who overestimate an enemy's potential
2) Those who underestimate an enemy's potential
In all reality, care does need to be given to web 2.0 sites. But, like always, the military reacts to things rather than be proactive. So instead of actually giving much thought to it they ban it entirely. That said, this ban is, in all probability, simply temporary until something more effective can be generated.
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