Social Media: Security and Compliance for Department of Defense Agencies

Validating its broad reach and popularity, the social media groundswell has reached the US armed forces. With the issuance of Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-026 on February 25, 2010, the Department of Defense (DoD) has officially thrown its hat into the social media phenomenon. In short, DTM 09-026 allows DoD agencies to utilize social media tools as long as access is monitored and regulated and the appropriate security measures are adopted (e.g., protect against denial of service attacks and incoming threats)

Unified Security Gateway (USG) addresses all the requirements of DTM 09-026 by combining security features with the industry’s most comprehensive set of Web 2.0 application controls. The security features include anti-malware, URL filtering, and anti-virus capabilities, while the application controls focus on access and posting controls for instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P), and social networking applications.audits.

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 Social Media: Security and Compliance for Department of Defense Agencies