U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels OPSEC

08/03/2012

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is information that can be used to uniquely identify, contact or locate a single person or can be used with other sources to uniquely identify an individual.

Examples include: Social Security Number, Vehicle Registration, Driver's License, Credit Card Numbers, Birth Date, Medical Information, Home Address, etc.

30/01/2012

Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers
Don’t discuss specific training equipment
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations
Don’t speculate about current or future operations
Don’t spread rumors about current, future, or past operations or movements.
Don’t assume the enemy is not trying to collect information on you; he/she is

25/01/2012

OPSEC Tip for the Office: Replace all paper bins with paper shredders... and shred EVERYTHING!!!

15/12/2011

Information may be collected by monitoring radio and telephone conversations, analyzing telephone directories, financial or purchasing documents, position or "job" announcements, travel documents, blueprints or drawings, distribution lists, shipping and receiving documents, even personal information or items found in the unclassified trash.

15/12/2011

Intelligence collection and analysis is very much like assembling a picture puzzle. Intelligence collectors are fully aware of the importance of obtaining small bits of information (or "pieces" of a puzzle) from many sources and assembling them to form the overall picture.

15/04/2011

Spring Clean-Up is near... watch what you throw away!!!

17/11/2010

Think. Protect. OPSEC!!!

17/11/2010

Practice good OPSEC at home by using this Social Networking Site Checklist provided by the Interagency OPSEC Support Staff (IOSS).

21/10/2010

14/10/2010

Are Teens Broadcasting Their Mobile Location on Facebook? YES! Facebook launched “Places,” a service where people can use their GPS mobile phones to “check in” to locations such as restaurants, concert halls, and schools. Once checked in, Facebook notifies other Facebook users that John Doe just checked in to “Hard Rock Cafe.” Parents need to take the distribution of kids’ mobile location very seriously!

15/09/2010

27/07/2010

Practice OPSEC on Social Networking Sites (SNS) with these safety tips on PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Do you:

⎯ Keep sensitive, work-related information OFF your profile?
⎯ Keep your plans, schedules and location data to yourself?
⎯ Protect the names and information of coworkers, friends, and family members?
⎯ Tell friends to be careful when posting photos and information about you and your family?