Posted on Mar 22, 2020
DoD to service members: stop smashing 'reply all' on emails and watching YouTube and Netflix
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Something is not adding up. Wasn't there already a ban on military networks of most if not all of the items in question in this story/article.
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SSG Robert Webster
PO1 Andrew Gardiner - There have been previous bans on the use of YouTube and other outside the military network services.
And this is not the first time that such a ban has been done. I am sure that if you go back through the Information Assurance messages for the past 10 to 20 years that you will find plenty. And since you are Navy I am sure that you have full access to the NMCI publications including the Navy Marine Corps Information Assurance Policies and Procedures publications. I am sure that the basics are the same as they were back in 1996, i.e. use was restricted when required for operational needs. Is that not the case? Because that is what the message out of the CNO's office is based on. Operational needs first correct?
RMKS/1. This is a joint OPNAV N2N6 and Fleet Cyber Command, and Commander
TENTH Fleet message.
2. In addition to references (a) and (b), and to further mitigate the spread
of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), reference (c) directed implementation
of maximum telework flexibilities for shore commands, consistent with command
operational needs as determined by their heads.
3. The Joint Force Headquarters for Department of Defense Information
Networks (JFHQ-DODIN) has begun to initiate the blocking of streaming media
websites (YouTube, Netflix, Pandora, etc.) and may soon block social media
websites (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) to maximize operational bandwidth
available for COVID-19 response. Exceptions to these policies with mission
justification may be approved by O6/GS-15 or above and submitted via Fleet
Cyber Command Battle Watch Captain at EMAIL: c10f_bwc.fct(at)navy.mil.
4. The following guidance applies to shore commands using Navy and Marine
Corps Intranet (NMCI) and ONE-NET, describing the capacity of remote work
resources and the priority in which they should be leveraged. We must be
prudent and optimize the utilization of the available network resources.
Currently, NMCI and ONE-NET can support roughly 240,000 simultaneous
connections for Outlook Web Access (OWA) and 40,000 for Virtual Private
Network (VPN) access. NAVWAR and PMW-205 are working to expand capacity,
where possible, over the next several weeks. There are a limited number of
Mobikey and Enhanced Virtual Desktop (EVD)/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
(VDI) instances that may be used to support telework. Navy does not intend
to negotiate any more licenses. Navy has issued 35,000 Blackberry Unified
Endpoint Management (UEM) devices (iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices).
Bandwidth limitations preclude the addition of new devices.
And this is not the first time that such a ban has been done. I am sure that if you go back through the Information Assurance messages for the past 10 to 20 years that you will find plenty. And since you are Navy I am sure that you have full access to the NMCI publications including the Navy Marine Corps Information Assurance Policies and Procedures publications. I am sure that the basics are the same as they were back in 1996, i.e. use was restricted when required for operational needs. Is that not the case? Because that is what the message out of the CNO's office is based on. Operational needs first correct?
RMKS/1. This is a joint OPNAV N2N6 and Fleet Cyber Command, and Commander
TENTH Fleet message.
2. In addition to references (a) and (b), and to further mitigate the spread
of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), reference (c) directed implementation
of maximum telework flexibilities for shore commands, consistent with command
operational needs as determined by their heads.
3. The Joint Force Headquarters for Department of Defense Information
Networks (JFHQ-DODIN) has begun to initiate the blocking of streaming media
websites (YouTube, Netflix, Pandora, etc.) and may soon block social media
websites (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) to maximize operational bandwidth
available for COVID-19 response. Exceptions to these policies with mission
justification may be approved by O6/GS-15 or above and submitted via Fleet
Cyber Command Battle Watch Captain at EMAIL: c10f_bwc.fct(at)navy.mil.
4. The following guidance applies to shore commands using Navy and Marine
Corps Intranet (NMCI) and ONE-NET, describing the capacity of remote work
resources and the priority in which they should be leveraged. We must be
prudent and optimize the utilization of the available network resources.
Currently, NMCI and ONE-NET can support roughly 240,000 simultaneous
connections for Outlook Web Access (OWA) and 40,000 for Virtual Private
Network (VPN) access. NAVWAR and PMW-205 are working to expand capacity,
where possible, over the next several weeks. There are a limited number of
Mobikey and Enhanced Virtual Desktop (EVD)/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
(VDI) instances that may be used to support telework. Navy does not intend
to negotiate any more licenses. Navy has issued 35,000 Blackberry Unified
Endpoint Management (UEM) devices (iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices).
Bandwidth limitations preclude the addition of new devices.
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SSG Robert Webster
PO1 Andrew Gardiner - Really? And why did DoD, the Army, XVIII Abn Corps, and the 82nd determine that the soldiers on the most recent couple of deployments were not allowed to take their personally owned computing and communications devices with them? Same principal applies.
And if you look at the most recent message that I am aware of about the use of Zoom products, well you should get the picture.
And if you look at the most recent message that I am aware of about the use of Zoom products, well you should get the picture.
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SSG Robert Webster
PO1 Andrew Gardiner - Interesting, but wasn't the disabling of the geolocation cache a part of the normal security briefings? Or did they rescind that at one time mandatory briefing detail, also? Interesting at what gets skipped over or ignored for convenience. And that is not just a current phenomenon (for the sake of convenience), either.
And it seems that you failed to note that in my statement and in the announcements that this also included computing devices which normally do not have telephonic, satellite, or GPS radio communications built in. And yes I know that wifi is a radio device (and can be used for GPS purposes) but to track that then the RT device would have to be fairly close, possible but not really practical.
But I guess that most military service members in 'cyber' are so enamored with trying to be a member of the cyber-warfare community that they are forgetting or ignoring the basics of security and communications security. And that is education and the second arm - enforcement; instead of just paying lip service to it.
And it seems that you failed to note that in my statement and in the announcements that this also included computing devices which normally do not have telephonic, satellite, or GPS radio communications built in. And yes I know that wifi is a radio device (and can be used for GPS purposes) but to track that then the RT device would have to be fairly close, possible but not really practical.
But I guess that most military service members in 'cyber' are so enamored with trying to be a member of the cyber-warfare community that they are forgetting or ignoring the basics of security and communications security. And that is education and the second arm - enforcement; instead of just paying lip service to it.
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