Do you think it is a good idea for the Intelligence Community to adopt Web 2.0 tools?
My biggest concern for the intelligence community to use this technology is the security of the whole thing. It is definitely a great way for continuous innovations, but the lack of security could allow others to steal technology that is not already known. I know the government is especially careful when designing websites that they use for secret information, but since this type of communication is not as secure as others currently it may not be there best option. The only reason I would think that it should not be a problem is because I would assume that the top security officials of our nation would not be as ignorant as to post information on these or any other site that would be detrimental to our country's security if hacked into.
Aside from the security issue I think that Web 2.0 is a great addition and upgrade to the share of information for the intelligence community. Most if not all of the advantages with these tools that we have discussed for the business world would also help the government, and some of the disadvantages that we have mentioned to the business world would be eliminated when being utilized by the government. For example, only experts would be given access to it so the fear of misleading or false information being submitted would disappear and since we the taxpayers will fit the bill for this addition to their arsenal of tools I doubt that the cost would be a huge concern of theirs!
I think that the government implementing the use of Web 2.0 tools and other upcoming technologies is inevitable as it is in the business world, so we might as well embrace the opportunity to use such amazing technological advances.
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I completely agree with you. I'm sure that the government goes to great lengths to make sure that their Web 2.0 information is secure, but I'm sure that there are always hackers out there looking for that kind of a challenge. It makes me nervous to think that government secrets are being collaborated on in an environment that is open to hacking.
ReplyDeleteI agree of the inevitability of the government adopting these new technologies. The more I think about it after reading your entry, the more I think that perhaps adopting them might be a good thing. They would need them to be more secure, so they would (at least try to) make them more secure, and that could spill over to all of us. Perhaps they could start out using it for little secrets only.
ReplyDeleteI do have to agree with you on one thing. There are a plethora of ignorant folks in the upper echelons of our government, especially of late. Ok, not especially of late. Now that I think about it, I have a hard time remembering a truly intelligent person in public service; maybe Kissinger.
I totally agree with your comment that is an excellent source of innovate the communication process, but the security concern, as the whole team thinks, is the major problem in these types of systems. It is not a good idea, as you mentioned, to use web sites in secret information because there are many other hackers which are looking for these opportunities to steal secret information and use it against us. But also, I agree that I don’t think that the top official is ignorant enough to post this type of information knowing the entire terrorist which is around.
ReplyDeleteGood thinking Bellababy!
I think that the point you make about the government becoming more like business is one that a lot of people would have to agree with. Businesses tend to use the latest technologies and tools available for one very specific reason: they are usually more efficient. That, of course, means more bang for the buck. As a government employee, one of the things that frustrates me most is the massive amounts of red tape. If the government ran itself more like a business I feel that there would be drastic improvements! Either that, or we'd go broke, which we seem to be trying to do anyways.
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