We already observed that
military information security is a bit of an oxymoron
and over in Peerflow that
the U.S. military thinks its soldiers in Iraq are likely leaks.
Well, it turns out that:
For years, members of the military brass have been warning that soldiers' blogs could pose a security threat by leaking sensitive wartime information. But a series of online audits, conducted by the Army, suggests that official Defense Department websites post far more potentially-harmful than blogs do.
— Army Audits: Official Sites, Not Blogs, Breach Security, By Noah Shachtman, Danger Room, August 17, 2007, 12:29:00 PM
Is there a psychologist in the house? Is the military blaming it's own incompetent leaks on the troops projection, or is it just plain old CYA?
I'm pretty sure hiding this report until the EFF filed a FOI lawsuit to get it is CYA.
I don't think it's good risk management for the troops, or the Iraqis, or even for the brass.
-jsq
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