As the U.S. government reforms its security clearance process, it must address the use of publicly available electronic information (PAEI)—specifically social media and commercially available databases—for personnel security determinations and insider threat purposes, according to a new white paper issued by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA).
The Use of Publicly Available Electronic Information for Insider Threat Monitoring, developed by the INSA Insider Threat Subcommittee, recommends the Director of National Intelligence, as the government’s Security Executive Agent, work with the Defence Department, which will assume government-wide investigation and adjudication responsibilities, to take several key steps, including:
