Be Security Conscious Online

Week of October 05, 2009

Several news outlets recently reported various military organizations' concerns over potential operations security issues that arise from use of social media sites. The 93rd Signal Brigade and the Redstone Directorate of Information Management provide the following reminders: (1) The use of commercial ISP or e-mail accounts for official purposes is prohibited; (2) The use of the Internet or e-mail resources for personal reasons must be used before or after your work hours, during lunch or other authorized breaks  (3) All personnel must prevent disclosure of critical and sensitive information in any public domain  (4) Use of a government system is monitored at all times.

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