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06-05-2014, 03:18 PM | #1 |
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OPSEC and PERSEC
Alright everyone, we are going to have a little chat about OPSEC and PERSEC.
Please read through this WHOLE post and even research it on your own... this is a BIG deal not only here, but anywhere else you post anything or talk about anything. OPSEC does not only apply to this site, it applies EVERYWHERE! OPSEC is the first and most important thing that you need to know about deployments. Breaking OPSEC will NOT be tolerated on NavyDep. Below are a few key things that are not allowed, they are the most common things that we have people post. This also applies not just to the main boreds, but also PM's, blogs, and pretty much anywhere else on the internet. Do not post the exact day that your ship is leaving unless you have already left. Do not post the exact day that your ship is coming home until you are already home. The smallest time frame that you can say is the name of the month. If you have any questions feel free to contact myself or another staff member at any time, or ask your question in this thread and someone will respond. There are no stupid questions when it comes to OPSEC. I would rather people ask and me have to repeat myself a million times then having anyone post a violation. If you see a OPSEC violation report the post, the staff will handle it immediately. Also a note about PERSEC: PERSEC entails protecting personal information that’s not strictly related to military operations but could endanger an active-duty member or the member’s family. It is strongly advised on this site by both staff and members that you do not give out your ship, last name, phone number, address, or any specific personal information to people you do not know. This is plain common sense in just every day life whether you have a family member in the military or not. The old saying "loose lips sink ships" still holds true today. Keep yourself, your family and your unit safe by keeping the information you know to yourself. You never know who is lurking and gathering information on message boards, myspace pages, and profiles. Better safe than sorry! Usernames - many people on this site use their last name as part of their username. This is strongly discouraged. If you have your last name in your username, you can message me or Craig to request it be changed.
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06-05-2014, 03:36 PM | #2 |
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Good to see these spelled out. I actually didn't know what PERSEC was, I now assume that's personal security?
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06-05-2014, 04:10 PM | #4 |
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A lot of people think OPSEC is an outdated thing, but the threat is very real. Not too long ago, a squadron here in Jacksonville posted a photo on their website of an "item" mounted underneath one of their P-3s as it took off. The photo was taken by an enlisted member authorized to post some photos... and the "item" was in general view on the tarmac. What the photographer didn't realize was that the "item" was also part of an SCI program... within 24 hours of going up, the squadron website was overloaded with visits from IP addresses from China, Russia, and several other countries.
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06-09-2014, 05:52 AM | #6 |
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Be careful who you friend on social media as well... most of us have received a few friend requests from females in Asian and Eastern European countries. It seems stupidly obvious, but younger Sailors can, and do, fall for it.
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12-12-2014, 12:33 PM | #8 |
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Wow. You always hear about these things happening, and never think it would happen to you, but there's definitely that possibility...
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12-12-2014, 01:55 PM | #9 | |
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China employs a small army of folks to do nothing but Google US government and US military projects and personnel. Literally their only job is to find out as much as humanly possible about someone or something on the internet, and that gets handed to the intelligence folks for them to start tasking to see what they can steal or spy on. It can't be understated enough... If you are a service member, you're going to get looked at at some point by a foreign entity. It's not if, it's when. And that's why we harp on OPSEC so damn much. /r CTT1 |
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12-12-2014, 01:59 PM | #10 |
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I would be interested to see the server logs for this site. I'm sure there are a handful of foreign lurkers just reading what we write here.
For example, you can see how many people are viewing threads. Ever notice how the CT section pretty much always has about 4 or 5 people reading it at any given time of day? I doubt there are Deppers who do nothing but read our CT section 24hrs a day for months on end. /r CTT1 |
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Merged from an old thread.
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03-24-2015, 08:08 PM | #12 |
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I wanted to take a moment to bump this page and offer a link to an official Navy Blog regarding social media and open source intelligence gathering.
Four Things to Know about Operations Security and Your Privacy For those who haven't been following the news, the names, photographs, addresses, and family of ~ 100 service members were posted online with calls for lone-wolf attacks against them. Many of those names are navy personnel... and a few of them are here at my base. While the direct threat from groups like ISIS are relatively low, we live in a society full of psychopaths who will do crazy sh*t to get a little fame or feel like they're supporting a cause. I strongly encourage all Future Sailors, and even some of the Active Duty members, to follow the links provided and really think about what they're offering to the public through social media. The folks like CTT1 and I aren't the ones at risk here, because the nature of our jobs trains us about this type of thing... it's the DEPper, the recently graduated, the ABH, the LS, the MA, etc. who are unfortunately not given nearly enough PERSEC training and are essentially the most at-risk. We're all proud of what we do/what we are preparing to do... and nobody is telling you that you should hide or feel ashamed of your oath or service... just be careful how public your affiliation is to those looking to do someone harm.
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03-25-2015, 12:53 AM | #13 |
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Ahh, OPSEC and PERSEC... the HIPPA of the military.
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03-25-2015, 10:00 AM | #14 |
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I would also suggest family members as well change settings and delete important information....my son is apparently on that list and notified me as my home is still his home of record....he was told by his command in the army to notify me...Now I have several of his friends showing up at my house to "check on me" and even had one of his friends bring a semi auto rifle to me to keep as he puts it, "bedside insurance" For now my son has closed his FB account, but he feels the damage has already been done.
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03-28-2015, 05:25 PM | #15 |
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Yes, this is very important...especially with everything that is going on now. Be wise about what you post and what information you are sharing and with who you share it with. DoD personnel are being targeted, and unfortunately some of the newer guys and deppers don't get enough training on this topic like Haasino stated. I cannot stress enough how important it is for you to protect yourself and your families, because you ARE a target...whether you are naive to it or not. Just be mindful of what you post on social media and be vigilant at all times.
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03-28-2015, 11:09 PM | #16 |
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It's also not just what you put out, but what your family and friends say. Make sure they understand that just because you share a certain amount of information with them does NOT mean it's safe to continue sharing. My captain told us explicitly that he wants us to be able to share our underway schedule with our families, but he also made it clear that it is sensitive info and must be handled as such (i.e., shared quietly in person, not posted on Facebook).
And our secret folks are dead right: most of us are not trained for this. Don't come out the other end of your first OPSEC brief convinced you know everything. First, you probably already have a massive digital footprint, and you can only do so much damage control. Second, if your job doesn't deal with the security of information, you're going to forget the standards, because you don't think it'll happen to you. Odds are it won't, but just like any thief, hackers will go for the target of opportunity before anyone that looks like they'd take an effort. Start your over-share detox now and stick to it.
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