MEDCOM observes Security Awareness Month during April

By Barry England, MEDCOM OPSEC Program ManagerApril 3, 2017

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April marks the annual U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Security Awareness Month. Throughout the month the intent is to place emphasis on remembering to sustain a heightened security awareness to help protect Service members, U.S. Government civilians/contractors, and Family Members working and living within MEDCOM communities.

This year's theme is "Cleared and Present: The dangers of not reporting" remind all MEDCOM personnel of the consequences of not reporting security violations, and suspicious incidents. From employees with or without security clearances not reporting adverse life events, suspicious packages, sensitive information online or even suspicious individuals the dangers of not reporting can adversely affect a unit's mission, or cause harm to personnel.

Whether at work or at home MEDCOM personnel are prime targets for scams, phishing attempts, insider threat, and terrorist attacks. By reporting security violations and suspicious events all MEDCOM personnel can foil adversaries' pre-operational planning attempts before they ever get started. Family members can also help to prevent security violations, as they may see something on base, or on the internet, and can report the information. Suspected security violations or incidents should be reported as soon as possible to your local security office.

If your local security office is unavailable reporting can also be accomplished by reporting incidents to the Army's Threat Awareness and Reporting Program at 1-800-CALL-SPY or visiting https://www.inscom.army.mil/isalute/

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