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USMC Ban
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Michael Hubler
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Aug 06, 2009 06:10 PDT
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The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other =20=
social media sites from its networks, effective immediately.
=93These internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious =20
actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information =20
exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries,=94 reads =20=
a Marine Corps order, issued Monday. =93The very nature of SNS [social =20=
network sites] creates a larger attack and exploitation window, =20
exposes unnecessary information to adversaries and provides an easy =20
conduit for information leakage that puts OPSEC [operational =20
security], COMSEC [communications security], [and] personnel=85 at an =20=
elevated risk of compromise.=94
The Marines=92 ban will last a year. It was drawn up in response to a =20=
late July warning from U.S. Strategic Command, which told the rest of =20=
the military it was considering a Defense Department-wide ban on the =20
Web 2.0 sites, due to network security concerns. Scams, worms, and =20
Trojans often spread unchecked throughout social media sites, passed =20
along from one online friend to the next. =93The mechanisms for social =20=
networking were never designed for security and filtering. They make =20
it way too easy for people with bad intentions to push malicious code =20=
to unsuspecting users,=94 a Stratcom source told Danger Room.
Yet many within the Pentagon=92s highest ranks find value in the Web 2.0 =
=20
tools. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has 4,000 followers =20
on Twitter. The Department of Defense is getting ready to unveil a new =20=
home page, packed with social media tools. The Army recently ordered =20
all U.S. bases to provide access to Facebook. Top generals now blog =20
from the battlefield.
=93OPSEC is paramount. We will have procedures in place to deal with =20
that,=94 Price Floyd, the Pentagon=92s newly-appointed social media =
czar, =20
told Danger Room. =93What we can=92t do is let security concerns trump =20=
doing business. We have to do business=85 We need to be everywhere men =20=
and women in uniform are and the public is. If that=92s MySpace and =20
YouTube, that=92s where we need to be, too.=94
The Marines say they will issue waivers to the Web 2.0 blockade, if a =20=
=93mission critical need=94 can be proven. And they will continue to =20=
allow access to the military=92s internal =93SNS-like services.=94 But =
for =20
most members of the Corps, access to the real, public social networks =20=
is now shut off for the next year.
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style=3D"font-size: 13px;">The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, =
Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, =
effective immediately.</span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"VTScreenplaySmith" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13px;">=93These 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,=94 reads a Marine Corps order, issued Monday. =93The =
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=85 at an elevated risk of compromise.=94</span></font></div><div=
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; =
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margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; =
"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"VTScreenplaySmith" =
size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13px;">The Marines=92 ban will last a year. It was drawn up in response =
to a late July warning from U.S. Strategic Command, which told the rest =
of the military it was considering a Defense Department-wide ban on the =
Web 2.0 sites, due to network security concerns. Scams, worms, and =
Trojans often spread unchecked throughout social media sites, passed =
along from one online friend to the next. =93The 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,=94 a Stratcom source told Danger =
Room.</span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><font =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"VTScreenplaySmith" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13px;">Yet many within the Pentagon=92s highest =
ranks find value in the Web 2.0 tools. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs =
of Staff has 4,000 followers on Twitter. The Department of Defense is =
getting ready to unveil a new home page, packed with social media tools. =
The Army recently ordered all U.S. bases to provide access to Facebook. =
Top generals now blog from the battlefield.</span></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; =
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style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; =
"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"VTScreenplaySmith" =
size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13px;">=93OPSEC is paramount. We will have procedures in place to deal =
with that,=94 Price Floyd, the Pentagon=92s newly-appointed social media =
czar, told Danger Room. =93What we can=92t do is let security concerns =
trump doing business. We have to do business=85 We need to be everywhere =
men and women in uniform are and the public is. If that=92s MySpace and =
YouTube, that=92s where we need to be, too.=94</span></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
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"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"VTScreenplaySmith" =
size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13px;">The Marines say they will issue waivers to the Web 2.0 blockade, =
if a =93mission critical need=94 can be proven. And they will =
continue to allow access to the military=92s internal =93SNS-like =
services.=94 But for most members of the Corps, access to the real, =
public social networks is now shut off for the next =
year.</span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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