Practice Good Operational Security"Even minutiae should have a place in our collection, for things of a seemingly trifling nature, when enjoined with others of a more serious cast, may lead to valuable conclusion."
— George Washington, known OPSEC practitioner
What is OPSECC? It is the premise that the accumulation of one or more elements of sensitive/unclassified information or data could damage national security by revealing classified information.
What is the goal of OPSEC? As a "countermeasures" program, is to deny an adversary pieces of the intelligence puzzle.
Why am I bringing this up? This forum is a public venture accessible to anyone. That being said, there are many members on this forum that are in various stages of training, or are in uniform around the Fleet. Information posted about them, their unit, or what they may be doing are inappropriate.
In addition, you may get an email or a phone call from a third party in the military that you want to share with other forum members. DON'T POST THEIR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, OR ANY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. Whether it is from the legal standpoint of providing details on a member in the military, or from the operational security standpoint of where a member is or may be going, if in doubt, edit it out or don't post it!
We have been really good in policing and making sure that information not suitable for public dissemination is not being posted on this website, from both your assistance, the help of the moderators and the admins.
It also goes farther than this. Many of you email friends and family, or talk on the phone about military members that are friends or are in the family. Help them out, and think about what you say if it is of a sensitive nature.
Thanks for your help, and if you want to know more about OPSEC, visit this website:
http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/a021202b.html
-- Webmaster
— George Washington, known OPSEC practitioner
What is OPSECC? It is the premise that the accumulation of one or more elements of sensitive/unclassified information or data could damage national security by revealing classified information.
What is the goal of OPSEC? As a "countermeasures" program, is to deny an adversary pieces of the intelligence puzzle.
Why am I bringing this up? This forum is a public venture accessible to anyone. That being said, there are many members on this forum that are in various stages of training, or are in uniform around the Fleet. Information posted about them, their unit, or what they may be doing are inappropriate.
In addition, you may get an email or a phone call from a third party in the military that you want to share with other forum members. DON'T POST THEIR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, OR ANY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. Whether it is from the legal standpoint of providing details on a member in the military, or from the operational security standpoint of where a member is or may be going, if in doubt, edit it out or don't post it!
We have been really good in policing and making sure that information not suitable for public dissemination is not being posted on this website, from both your assistance, the help of the moderators and the admins.
It also goes farther than this. Many of you email friends and family, or talk on the phone about military members that are friends or are in the family. Help them out, and think about what you say if it is of a sensitive nature.
Thanks for your help, and if you want to know more about OPSEC, visit this website:
http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/a021202b.html
-- Webmaster