Of course, this isnt the first time that defense policymakers have relied on social media tools to read, analyze and debate policy. Gabriel schoenfeld is a senior fellow at the hudson institute in washington, d. Nontraditional security threats in the 21st century. Security issues and challenges in social network service are studied. The social media also possess a serious threat to the national security of a nation. National seminar on cyber terrorism, social media and. Using these media can cause several negative effects for national security and unfavourable consequences for a states strategic interests. Social media and national security the geopolitics.
The projects goal is to focus attention and debate on this trend, and work towards a new standard of professionalism, patriotism and integrity in reporting on americas vital national security interests. Advances in the sciences of computers have enabled social media to grow and reach the point where the exchange of information, both for good or evil now occurs on a global scale. Indias strategic thought and practice, indias military history the wars of 1962 and 65 and their impact on contemporary foreign policy, emerging challenges to national security and forecasting and scenario projection are some of themes she has worked on. In the discussion of the media and national security we begin with the first amendment, not only with its legal doctrines and principles, but also with the values of the first amendment and its. Social media has amply demonstrated its abilities as an outbound tool, a means for government to push information out to its constituents. The seminar was attended by eminent personalities belonging to academia, bureaucracy, media and. The role of the media in national security in nigeria 1960. Social securitys impact on the national economy 1 e xecutive s ummary social security is a critical federal program that promotes income stability among millions of households in the united states.
Is social networking a threat to national security. Ict and national security in developing and underdeveloped countries the good, the bad and the ugly. The social media sm platform has reengineered social interaction among peers, businesses, governments and so on. Security and privacy in online social networks eurecom. Even as these active uses of social media come into their own, newer passive uses are evolving. In this paper, we looked at the structure and components of the member profile and the challenges of privacy issues faced by individuals and. Publicationsdeveloped by australian governments and available to download. African national governmental strategies address the use of social media by terrorist groups both.
I want to tell you a little bit about my view, about why national security reporters have an extra burden and how to deal with that burden. The potential of media as a force multiplier and a. National security and social networking are compatible. But today, state and nonstate actors develop multiplex designs to take control of significant place in cyber space having aftermaths for the. The media and national security 201 committees habit in inquiring into these matters. Definition and functioning dynamics firstly, a full definition of social media needs to be provided, before being able to understand how they can be used and how they function, and, consequently, measure their present and longterm impact of national security.
Jackson, ann obrien, suzanne elayan information science department loughborough university loughborough, united kingdom m. The social media revolution nato parliamentary assembly. This paper presents several possible defense solutions to secure social network service. They agreed that most journalists often selfpolice, but that there is no uniform standard for. Using social media to enhance situational awareness. Former senior government officials discussed and compared press coverage of the war on terrorism and of previous national crises as part of the brookings harvard project studying press performance. National security and social media monitoring a presentation of the emotive and related systems martin d. Draft resolution on social media and extremist content online edps. Abstractin this paper, the concept of security and privacy in social media, or social networking will be discussed. Thus, in terms of using social networking to improve national security policy and programs, government 2. Journalists who specialize in security and intelligence matters were surveyed to understand if and how they use social media as part of their job, as well as how they view the content made available on the.
For some years now, terrorism and propaganda have engulfed the northern part of nigeria by insurgent groups while separatist. While superficially the risks seem to outweigh the opportunities, a more. Rise of nonstate actors the world underwent seismic shifts in the 20 th century in the form of two resourcedraining world wars, the creation of a bipolar world order, numerous proxy wars, end of the cold. National security is of prime importance for any nation to maintain peace and harmony. Social media has drastically changed communication in the national security operating environment. Social network services sns are currently drastically revolutionizing the way people. This article arose from my research in preparation for my role as moderator of a panel, the media and national security, which was a part of the symposium, issues in the war on terror.
Pincus and mark mazzetti, national security reporters for the washington post and the new york times respectively, presented a picture of a media that is largely responsible and equally concerned over the release of sensitive information. This is part of a new pentagon strategy to monitor and maintain a presence in the social media world. The conference was hosted by 1105 government information group, the parent company of government computer news. Analysts use social media to influence national security.
Social media and the national security professional. Used by terrorists due to the easy availability and widespread use of social media, most of the terrorists use this medium to achieve their goals. Just because it has likes and retweets doesnt mean it must be true. The impact of the media on national security policy. Social network sites sns are web based services that allow people to build a. At the white house and the national security council, most staffers are not permitted to access twitter, facebook and other social media sites from. Impact of social media on national security difesa. The impact of social media on information security data leakage via social media platforms and usergenerated content websites can compromise customer data, intellectual property, and confidential business operations, as well reveal valuable information that threat actors can use to target your organization. It does so by providing a steady stream of income to replace wages lost due to retirement, disability, or death. Social media and national security in nigeria air commodore paul jemitola fdc phd cranfield mraes director, national and military strategy national defence college, nigeria 2nd big data analytics and innovation conference, 11 november, 2015, baze university. Cyber terrorism, social media and national security association of asia scholars in collaboration with the university of allahabad had organized a national seminar on cyber terrorism, social media and national security in november 1617, 20 at the university campus. National security measures can be defined as those. Social networking sites and their security issues abhishek kumar, subham kumar gupta, animesh kumar rai, sapna sinha department of information technology, amity school of engineering and technology, amity university, noida, uttar pradesh abstract social networking sites offer a straightforward way for. It is on this thrust that this study was carried out to examine the impact of social media on national security from the standpoint of nigeria perspective.
Social media is a double edged sword in that it can be used either in a beneficial or detrimental ways. Municipalities tweet emergency information during crises. Online social networks are becoming a major growth point of the internet, as individuals, companies and governments constantly desire to interact with one another, the ability of the internet to deliver this networking capabilities grows stronger. National security and social networking are compatible gcn. Unmatched influencing opportunities have emerged from social media s low production costs. Privacy and national security issues in social networks. Privacy and national security issues in social networks arxiv. The impact of social media on information security what every company needs to know a cyveillance white paper may 2015. Do network news personalities exert genuine power over the national command authority. This has as much to do with national security as it. The study of growing threat on the dynamic social media and the internet.
Social media and internal security threat ias score. Much of what i have been tracking about security and social media has been about cybersecurity. Pdf social media messaging for influence in national. Medias role in national security discussed pakistan. Anthony danladi ali department of international studies and diplomacy benson idahosa university, ugbor, gra, benin city, edo state, nigeria abstract this study focuses on the role of the media in national security in nigeria in the. Social media intelligence as a tool for immigration and. Governmental social media savvy dont look now, but uncle sam wants you, if you know your way around the social media landscape. For the national security and social media communities, a. We discuss different security and privacy threats in social network service. This is an update of an article i published last august in social computing magazine a great enterprise web2. Ict and national security in developing and underdeveloped. A key goal of this piece has been to encourage more in the national security world to use capabilities like facebook, linkedin, blogs, and of course twitter.
Asif yasin malik said that building the trust between the state and the media was crucial for national security. Sm platforms are used in advancing social and national insecurity, such as the situation in the northern and southeastern parts of nigeria. The june disclosure that the national security agency is. Newsroomlatest news from the australian government relating to national security national security campaignview and listen to the tv, print, radio advertisements and other materials used over the last ten years. Media and publications australian national security. Social media and national security social marketing. The longoverdue first step in doing so would be summoning the heads of social media companies and having them clarify what exactly their policies are. Nations face numerous internal security challenges and social media act as the platform for that. Social media is not security threat in itself but the users of these services can. The impact of the media on national security policy decision making. Social media is an easy platform to post whatever you want, and a lot of people dont try hard to be sceptical at judging the posts your friend posted. Noting that social media services have evolved to be more pervasive, with wider usage and. Social media r epresents one suc h facet of this untamed universe, which is constantly testing our conventional under standing of the nature of risks to national security.