FBI suggests scrubbing social media: are you aware of the potential stateside ISIS threat ?

I refuse to live in fear within my own country.

Well, I think everyone should try and increase the security of their personal information on their social media accounts because it is generally a good idea, regardless of this specific threat.

But, I live in a community right next to a Military Base. Everyone on my street is either Active Duty, Retired, a DA Civilian, or a Veteran. Kind of hard to hide that fact.

If they want to be able to successfully target military or veterans, they are going to target communities in and around military bases. Those communities are also the most supportive to Military, so good luck with that.

Maintaining situation awareness is one thing, but understanding the amount of information that can be easily obtained via social media and other open sources is vital in the digital world. All it takes is a name and some other basic information, and anyone with the desire can find out enormous amounts of information about you, I know this from experience. While it is nearly impossible to avoid leaving a virtual footprint today, everyone must remain vigilant and intensely aware of what they put out into cyberspace. Informing and instructing our family members in personal security is just as important for the same reasons.

This is not to say that we should "live in fear" but we should be aware if what we do and the impact it could have.