Aug 04 2009
U.S. Military Caps Social Network Sites
Yesterday, the United States Marines Corp issued an order banning the use of social network sites Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter.
According to a Mashable.com report, “The ban, which will last a year, essentially rules out use of all public social networks by Marines, unless a mission-critical need exists.”
The order states: 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…INFORMATION LEAKAGE THAT PUTS OPSEC, COMSEC, PERSONNEL AND THE MCEN AT AN ELEVATED RISK OF COMPROMISE.
The Department of Defense plans to launch a new site next month that integrates social media technology.
The Marine Corp Facebook page has more than 75,000 fans.
