Facebook, Twitter, MySpace. These, and other social media sites, have become part of our daily lives. Could you imagine not having access to them?
Well, an article on Wired.com by Noah Shachtman announced that these sites will no longer be a part of the U.S. Marine Corps lives. These sites have been banned by the Marines for security purposes for one year. Security risks include information exposure and malicious targeting. This will reduce exposure and possible threats, but it will make it more difficult for members to keep in touch with family while away.
Social Network Sites create a large window for attack and make information leak possible. They are more prone to viruses like Trojans and worms and don't contain security and filtering measures.
The Marines will continue this ban, but will it extend to all areas of government? The Pentagon wants to keep the web open, many of its highest ranks are followed on twitter, U.S army bases have Facebook, and generals are blogging from the battlefield (Shachtman, 2009). You can even follow our President @ http://twitter.com/BarackObama.
Social network potential for the government is huge. Maybe creators will develop a more secure social network in the future. To read this article go to: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/04/marines.social.media.ban/index.html
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