OPSEC and PERSEC

LT Guppy · 06-05-2014, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atom_breaker

Good to see these spelled out. I actually didn't know what PERSEC was, I now assume that's personal security?

Yes.

Haasino · 06-05-2014, 04:10 PM

A lot of people think OPSEC is an outdated thing, but the threat is very real. Not too long ago, a squadron here in Jacksonville posted a photo on their website of an "item" mounted underneath one of their P-3s as it took off. The photo was taken by an enlisted member authorized to post some photos... and the "item" was in general view on the tarmac. What the photographer didn't realize was that the "item" was also part of an SCI program... within 24 hours of going up, the squadron website was overloaded with visits from IP addresses from China, Russia, and several other countries.

nick93 · 06-08-2014, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haasino

A lot of people think OPSEC is an outdated thing, but the threat is very real. Not too long ago, a squadron here in Jacksonville posted a photo on their website of an "item" mounted underneath one of their P-3s as it took off. The photo was taken by an enlisted member authorized to post some photos... and the "item" was in general view on the tarmac. What the photographer didn't realize was that the "item" was also part of an SCI program... within 24 hours of going up, the squadron website was overloaded with visits from IP addresses from China, Russia, and several other countries.

Wow. That's amazing and a little concerning that so many people are found a simple picture like that. When you put it like it that it puts it in a whole different perspective.

Haasino · 06-09-2014, 05:52 AM

Be careful who you friend on social media as well... most of us have received a few friend requests from females in Asian and Eastern European countries. It seems stupidly obvious, but younger Sailors can, and do, fall for it.

LT Guppy · 12-11-2014, 09:28 PM

Bumping for everyone to read again.

Raca1234 · 12-12-2014, 12:33 PM

Wow. You always hear about these things happening, and never think it would happen to you, but there's definitely that possibility...

FlyNavy · 12-12-2014, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raca1234

Wow. You always hear about these things happening, and never think it would happen to you, but there's definitely that possibility...

Here's a good example.

China employs a small army of folks to do nothing but Google US government and US military projects and personnel. Literally their only job is to find out as much as humanly possible about someone or something on the internet, and that gets handed to the intelligence folks for them to start tasking to see what they can steal or spy on.

It can't be understated enough...
If you are a service member, you're going to get looked at at some point by a foreign entity. It's not if, it's when. And that's why we harp on OPSEC so damn much.

/r
CTT1

06-05-2014, 04:10 PM	#2
Haasino Active Duty Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 0	A lot of people think OPSEC is an outdated thing, but the threat is very real. Not too long ago, a squadron here in Jacksonville posted a photo on their website of an "item" mounted underneath one of their P-3s as it took off. The photo was taken by an enlisted member authorized to post some photos... and the "item" was in general view on the tarmac. What the photographer didn't realize was that the "item" was also part of an SCI program... within 24 hours of going up, the squadron website was overloaded with visits from IP addresses from China, Russia, and several other countries.

06-09-2014, 05:52 AM	#4
Haasino Active Duty Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 0	Be careful who you friend on social media as well... most of us have received a few friend requests from females in Asian and Eastern European countries. It seems stupidly obvious, but younger Sailors can, and do, fall for it.

12-11-2014, 09:28 PM	#5
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 0	Bumping for everyone to read again.

12-12-2014, 12:33 PM	#6
Raca1234 Active Duty Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 70 Rep Power: 0	Wow. You always hear about these things happening, and never think it would happen to you, but there's definitely that possibility...