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| USMC bans Twitter, Facebook, & all social networking sites for 1 year |
| 2009-08-04 |
| R 032022Z AUG 09 UNCLASSIFIED// MARADMIN 0458/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4// SUBJ/IMMEDIATE BAN OF INTERNET SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES (SNS) ON MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) NIPRNET//...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. THE VERY NATURE OF SNS CREATES A LARGER ATTACK AND EXPLOITATION WINDOW, EXPOSES UNNECESSARY INFORMATION TO ADVERSARIES AND PROVIDES AN EASY CONDUIT FOR INFORMATION LEAKAGE THAT PUTS OPSEC, COMSEC, PERSONNEL AND THE MCEN AT AN ELEVATED RISK OF COMPROMISE. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #5 Funny that the Army sees it the other way and actually uses deep packet inspection and filtering at the gateways. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-08-04 22:29 |
| #4 Sounds like MARCENTCOM, etc. doesn't want to take any chances, as the 2009-2012 POTUS Period is likely the most decisive time of the GWOT, for both the US-Allies as well as the MilTerrs, espec wid IRAN nuclearizing + other proliferations. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-08-04 20:42 |
| #3 Boy, these kids today have it easy. Back when I was on active duty, when we were at sea, we were lucky to get mail every couple of days - and that was only if we were operating with a carrier. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-08-04 18:16 |
| #2 Probably not a bad idea, especially around the Talibs, who seem to have the ISI's data division at their disposal. Must be mostly due the 'rear echelon' guys. Our Sargent didn't have time for such stuff in the 'forward' areas. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-08-04 16:46 |
| #1 A good idea, if true. Plain text email should be sufficient for communication with friends and family. All that facebook crap is just looking for trouble. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2009-08-04 15:58 |