Agenda for Action

Research on social media warfare is well advanced in some areas but lags in others. Since social media warfare is in its infancy and it is time to get ahead of it and not flounder as has been done in the face of cyber threats whether they are criminal, military, or terrorist in nature. Action steps should include, but not be limited to, the following areas:

• ? Establish and support research efforts addressing the threats inherent in social media warfare
• ? Expand training for criminal investigators and intelligence analysts on online discovery and preservation of evidence and intelligence materials
• ? Add training modules for all law enforcement officers that educates them on what not to do with electronic sources of evidence to ensure that only officers well trained in extraction and preservation handle electronic sources of evidence
• ? Add training modules for all law enforcement officers that educates them on what not to do with online sources of evidence to ensure that only officers well trained in discovery and preservation handle online sources of evidence
• ? Expand social media vetting efforts for law enforcement officers and potential new hires for law enforcement positions.
• ? Expand training for law enforcement personnel and their families on how to control personally identifiable information in their use of social media to reduce the potential threat level for law enforcement personnel and their families