DOD INFORMATION ASSURANCE CYBER
AWARENESS KNOWLEDGE CHECK ANSWERS
VALIDATED V18 2026
◉ What should you do if someone asks to use your government issued
mobile device (phone/laptop..etc)? Answer: Decline to lend your phone
/ laptop
◉ Where should you store PII / PHI? Answer: Information should be
secured in a cabinet or container while not in use
◉ Of the following, which is NOT an intelligence community mandate
for passwords? Answer: Maximum password age of 45 days
◉ Which of the following is NOT Government computer misuse?
Answer: Checking work email
◉ Which is NOT a telework guideline? Answer: Taking classified
documents from your workspace
◉ What should you do if someone forgets their access badge (physical
access)? Answer: Alert the security office
, ◉ What can you do to protect yourself against phishing? Answer: All of
the above
◉ What should you do to protect classified data? Answer: Answer 1 and
2 are correct
◉ What action is recommended when somebody calls you to inquire
about your work environment or specific account information? Answer:
Ask them to verify their name and office number
◉ If classified information were released, which classification level
would result in "Exceptionally grave damage to national security"?
Answer: Top Secret
◉ Which of the following is NOT considered sensitive information?
Answer: Sanitized information gathered from personnel records
◉ Which of the following is NOT a criterion used to grant an individual
access to classified data? Answer: Senior government personnel,
military or civilian
◉ Of the following, which is NOT a problem or concern of an Internet
hoax? Answer: Directing you to a website that looks real
AWARENESS KNOWLEDGE CHECK ANSWERS
VALIDATED V18 2026
◉ What should you do if someone asks to use your government issued
mobile device (phone/laptop..etc)? Answer: Decline to lend your phone
/ laptop
◉ Where should you store PII / PHI? Answer: Information should be
secured in a cabinet or container while not in use
◉ Of the following, which is NOT an intelligence community mandate
for passwords? Answer: Maximum password age of 45 days
◉ Which of the following is NOT Government computer misuse?
Answer: Checking work email
◉ Which is NOT a telework guideline? Answer: Taking classified
documents from your workspace
◉ What should you do if someone forgets their access badge (physical
access)? Answer: Alert the security office
, ◉ What can you do to protect yourself against phishing? Answer: All of
the above
◉ What should you do to protect classified data? Answer: Answer 1 and
2 are correct
◉ What action is recommended when somebody calls you to inquire
about your work environment or specific account information? Answer:
Ask them to verify their name and office number
◉ If classified information were released, which classification level
would result in "Exceptionally grave damage to national security"?
Answer: Top Secret
◉ Which of the following is NOT considered sensitive information?
Answer: Sanitized information gathered from personnel records
◉ Which of the following is NOT a criterion used to grant an individual
access to classified data? Answer: Senior government personnel,
military or civilian
◉ Of the following, which is NOT a problem or concern of an Internet
hoax? Answer: Directing you to a website that looks real
