"The rapid development of new and innovative information technologies enhances the quality of our lives but also poses potential challenges to operational security and force protection," said the statement, which was issued in response to questions from The Washington Post.
"The rapid development of new and innovative information technologies enhances the quality of our lives but also poses potential challenges to operational security and force protection.
Such regulations shall include authorization for the commander of such command to provide for operational security of special operations forces and activities.
In so doing, the special operations forces snuff out operational security ("OpSec" in military lingo) weaknesses, which they use as actionable intelligence in defense missions.
However, we have confidence in our commanders' abilities to enforce established policies that enhance force protection and operational security with the least impact to our personnel".
You'll recall that the U.S. Army labeled the Web site a "potential force protection, counterintelligence, operational security (OPSEC), and information security (INFOSEC) threat to the US Army".
So, here you go! Wikileaks.org, a publicly accessible Internet Web site, represents a potential force protection, counterintelligence, operational security (OPSEC), and information security (INFOSEC) threat to the US Army.
Apparently the U.S. intelligence community thought Wikileaks so odious that it labeled it a "potential force protection, counterintelligence, operational security (OPSEC), and information security (INFOSEC) threat to the US Army".
Typically, the basis for the design includes a goal statement that outlines the objectives of the electronic security program and how it will interact with the security force to support its operational mission.
"Due to force protection concerns and operational security, I cannot discuss further," Smith explained, although how the security of an inactive unit could be compromised was unclear.
Rebecca Rebarich, a spokeswoman for the Pentagon, declined to say whether the military was stepping up protections for American forces in the region, citing operational security reasons.
