Tag: OPSEC

  • The Most OPESEC Man In The World

    A fun short video from Joint Information Operations Warfare Center: Heh.  I’m always down for a Dos Equis commercial, or a good parody. For those who don’t know… OPSEC = Operations Security.

  • Dishonorable Disclosures – Loose Lips Sink Ships

    Former Operators in operations and others talk about security breaches: I always thought that some of the info that was released to the public seemed awfully sensitive.  Not ideal considering people’s lives are at risk.  The media is the worst for not keeping their mouths shut too.  I’m sure more often than not, people get…

  • OPSEC and Unsecured Hotel And Public WIFI

    Blogging will resume tonight or tomorrow. I don’t trust the security of hotel WIFI connections, and other public internet access, so if your comment got held for moderation for an extended period of time while I was gone the last few days, it should be approved now. Also, I am going through my emails and…

  • Marine Corps. Embraces Social Networking

    As of today, all Marines can now access popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube at work, and they don’t even have to apply for a waiver to do so. Source –  MarineCorpsTimes Sounds like a terrible idea.  The USMC must be incredibly confident in the security of their networks, and the…

  • Laser guns to replace pellet guns at the Olympics

    This is definitely the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in a while: UIPM President, Dr h.c. Klaus Schormann stated that “the decision to introduce non-air pistol shooting was the second big step for the sport following the decision in 2008 to change to the combined run/shoot format. This is a significant development in terms of…

  • OPSEC – A term often used frivolously on the internet

    The National Security Agency (NSA) defines OPSEC as: OPSEC – Operations Security – The process of denying potential adversaries any information about capabilities and/or intentions by identifying, controlling, and protecting generally unclassified evidence of the planning and execution of sensitive activities. – Source People on internet forums love acronyms, and this one takes the cake. …