The U.S. Marine Corps has banned service members from using military computers to access social networking sites, and the Department of Defense is reviewing the services to see if they pose too great a security threat to allow. Such sites are popular with young service members who want to keep in touch with friends and family at home, but the Marine Corps’ chief information officer, Brig. Gen. George J. Allen, said in a memo issuing the ban Tuesday that such sites create “a larger attack and exploitation window.”
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Marines Cut Off From Social Networks
Posted by: Mike Pearson August 5, 2009 11:21 AMThe U.S. Marine Corps has banned service members from using military computers to access social networking sites, and the Department of Defense is reviewing the services to see if they pose too great a security threat to allow. Such sites are popular with young service members who want to keep in touch with friends and family at home, but the Marine Corps’ chief information officer, Brig. Gen. George J. Allen, said in a memo issuing the ban Tuesday that such sites create “a larger attack and exploitation window.”