Panel Addresses Social Media, Privacy and Operational Security

In November, the chapter teamed up with the 63rd Regional Support Command in Mountain View, California, to host a panel discussion on the topic of privacy and operational security concerns surrounding the use of social media. Col. Glenn Kesselman, USA (Ret.), of Hub City Media Inc. opened the meeting with a World War II-era graphic stating, "A careless word—a needless sinking," and went on to explain why we may be sharing too much information and completely unaware of how accessible our data is to the public. Kesselman provided an overview of the different types of social media sites: for example, media sharing, microblogging, social news and social networking. He completed his presentation by focusing on the most pervasive social media sites—Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter—and how general users need to understand the privacy settings of each site and determine what level of information they are comfortable with being available publically. The panel discussion also included Col. Charles Jenks, USA, 351st Civil Affairs Command; 2nd Lt. Margaret Kealy, USAF, Air Force ROTC Detachment 045; and Reema Prasad, Cisco Systems. The panel members discussed how they use social media in their respective fields, duties and personally. They also answered a variety of questions from the audience.

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