Security News > 2008 > June > MoD 'Facebook generation' warning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7473818.stm BBC News 25 June 2008 Armed forces recruits from the "Facebook generation" do not take data security seriously enough, a Ministry of Defence security probe has found. Young recruits were used to the "rapid and often uninhibited exchange of information", the report added. But "this behaviour must be tempered by common sense and sound judgment... and the particular concerns of MoD work", report author Sir Edmund Burton noted. He was asked to investigate after the theft of MoD laptops in Birmingham. In a highly critical report, he says the MoD had lost its Cold War discipline for data security and there was "little awareness" of its importance among staff. As a result a major security incident had been "inevitable". [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com