The comic strip shows a danger of not being careful in keeping important information secret.
Posted on 07/28/2005 5:18:52 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 28, 2005) – The Army Office of Information Assurance and Compliance is educating Soldiers about the importance of safe Internet practices in a new campaign utilizing cartoons.
The cartoons will help Soldiers realize the necessity of computer security and responsibility and what precautions they should take by developing a message format that is quick and easy to view and understand, according to Col. Stephen Jurinko, OIA&C Director.
“Soldiers don’t look at computers as something malicious,” said Ted Dmuchowski, the former Information Assurance and Compliance director. “It helps them do their job… and makes the day easier. The dark side is that people use that freedom to do bad things.”
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime nationwide. In 2003, approximately 7 million people were victims of identity theft according to Gartner Research and Harris Interactive. That equals to more than 13 identity thefts every minute.
“The challenge is that Soldiers need to ask themselves, ‘what do I have to lose?’” said Dmuchowski. “And in the military, there is a lot to lose, especially when sensitive information is made available to the public.”
For example, anyone can monitor a Soldier as they do their job planning convoy operations at a certain place and time, Dmuchowski said. “If they wanted to do harm, they know where to find them.”
The importance of updating and making difficult passwords is also of concern to the IA Office. One of the cartoons printed in the IA compliance message illustrates the importance of keeping passwords secret.
An awareness tool on www.SecurityStats.com tests the strength of a password as either weak or strong, after a computer user types in an experimental password. There are other features also on the site that can educate a computer user.
“In order to practice safe computability, we need to be knowledgeable so we can take the appropriate steps,” Dmuchowski said.
The cartoons, which will be posted on the ARNEWS Web site and other Army publications worldwide, will focus on key topics not necessarily related to current events so that they can be used in training materials.
The cartoons will “foster familiarity and regularity of complying with Army Regulation 25-2; these are key elements in driving the message home,” stated the IA compliance message.
“The Army has the widest cross-section of America,” Dmuchowski said, who explained that people have varied educational levels and technology perceptions.
The cartoons will serve as a medium for everyone to understand the downside of technology and how to defend themselves in an ever changing, high-speed technological world.
“The focus is to make Soldiers smarter about securing their computer environment,” said Dmuchowski.
Ping - plunk!
Maybe that's how they feed bin Laden false information.
BTTT!!!!!!
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