opsec awareness data aggregation
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This Presentation is UNCLASSIFIED
JIOWC/OPSEC Support (OS)
Personal Data Aggregators
Joint Information Operations Warfare CenterOPSEC Support Directorate
Personal Data Aggregators
OPSEC Concerns
• Code of Conduct• Criminal Threat• Coercion• Surveillance• Affiliation
“But it’s personal information and not mission or operational information!”
Bottom Line:Personally Identifiable Information is critical/sensitive
OPSEC Countermeasures
• Awareness• Remove links from data aggregation sites (if applicable)• You usually can’t remove public record information• Be cognizant of what information you are posting• Don’t update incorrect information• Keep yourself informed!
Examples
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
RemoveSpokeo Data Link
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
Click “Privacy”
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
SPOKEO.COM
PEOPLEFINDER.COM
PEOPLEFINDER.COM
PEOPLEFINDER.COM
PEOPLEFINDER.COM
RemovePeople Finder Data Link
PEOPLEFINDER.COM
Click “Remove Me”
PEOPLEFINDER.COM
PEOPLEFINDER.COM
These are just two examples of information data aggregation services that are currently available on the Internet. Although you have removed the information from Spokeo and People Finder, remember that they obtained this information from
publicly available sources. Therefore, this type of information still exists somewhere in a publicly accessible database.
Personal Data Aggregators
If you have any further questions, feel free to contact the JIOWC/OS. 2 Hall Blvd Suite 217
San Antonio, TX 78243-7074 Phone: 210.977.5544/5653 (DSN 969)
Fax: 210.977.6506 [email protected]
Personal Data Aggregators