What can we do to educate members of the military about the importance of OPSEC on social media and safeguarding personal info?

Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:59:31 -0400

How can we educate all our military servicemen/women and retirees of all branches to safeguard social media personal information being used by hackers and spam; also asking for money for causes such as breast cancer, wounded warrior etc.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Oct 29 at 2015 10:38 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 22:38:19 -0400

One more reason I really avoid almost all social media

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2015 11:09 PM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 23:09:33 -0400

The chain of command should be doing during regular liberty briefs.

Response by LCpl Steven Fiore made Oct 30 at 2015 4:27 AM

LCpl Steven Fiore — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:27:40 -0400

It is a very real concern. It goes father than just social engineering and scams. The ability to infer and aggregate information should be a serious security concern. I always remember the safety briefs about changing routines and observing your surroundings. Social media should be at the top of that brief.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 30 at 2015 7:44 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:44:16 -0400

I just post very selected info of myself.

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Oct 30 at 2015 9:32 AM

MSgt Curtis Ellis — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:32:25 -0400

I think the first step would be to get them to take the education seriously... We provide enough education, and can add more and more, but until that education and training is taken seriously, the issues we see referencing social media will continue. Lets face it, we have a lot of boneheads in our military...

Response by SSG Todd Halverson made Nov 5 at 2015 3:51 PM

SSG Todd Halverson — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 15:51:07 -0500

Not much more we can do for the SMs. They all get the briefings and classes about OPSEC. They just need to take them more seriously and adhere to what is being said.