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Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. What is a form of cyberwarfare that is a nonkinetic, offensive operation intended to cause some form of
physical or electronic damage?
A) Operations security
B) Intelligence gathering
C) Cyberattack
D) Computer network defense
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback:
Taxonomy: Understand
2. What are the two major activities of cyberwar?
A) Information operations and cyberattacks
B) Cyberespionage and military deception
C) Cyberattacks and cyberespionage
D) Psychological operations and cyberespionage
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: A threat assessment of cyberwarfare by the United States Director of National Intelligence
(DNI) considers the cyberthreat to be a major threat to national security over the coming years. The risks
come from two major activities of cyberwar: cyberattacks and cyberespionage.
Taxonomy: Recall
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3. Selena is a cybersecurity expert for the U.S. Department of Defense. She is investigating a case in
which an unknown party installed ransomware in the computer systems of a critical national utility. She
discovers that the group claiming responsibility does not represent a national government. The group
considers itself to be a type of cyberactivist. What is such a person or group called?
A) Cyber command
B) Nonstate actor
C) Military cyber operations
D) Psychological operations
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Nonstate actors are individuals or groups that seek to participate in cyberwarfare but do so
independently, without the endorsement of a national government.
Taxonomy: Apply
4. Which of the following is not an example of an event marking the turning point in the evolving history of
warfare?
A) The use of written documents by Julius Caesar to communicate with his troops on the battlefield
B) Colonists using guerrilla warfare against the British army in 1775
C) A computer worm being used to sabotage Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in 2010
D) The use of nuclear weapons by the U.S. military against Japan in 1945
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: The Evolving Nature of War
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The use of written documents for communications between leaders and troops was not a
turning point in warfare.
Taxonomy: Analyze
5. Which military service is responsible for amphibious warfare, fighting in both the land and sea
domains?
A) U.S. Air Force
B) U.S. Army
C) U.S. Marine Corps
D) U.S. Navy
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Domains of Warfare
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback:
Taxonomy: Recall
6. Which piece of military equipment is considered part of the land domain?
A) Battleship
B) Helicopter
C) Stealth bomber
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D) Submarine
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Domains of Warfare
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Although most people would consider helicopters aircraft, they are considered part of the land
domain because they are primarily used in support of ground troops.
Taxonomy: Understand
7. Arturo is a cybersecurity advisor for the U.S. Department of Defense. He is planning to use an enemy's
information to the advantage of the U.S. military. What type of strategy is this called?
A) Denial
B) Exploitation
C) Corruption
D) Destruction
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Exploring the Cyber Domain
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Offensive information operations include actions taken to exploit an enemy's sensitive
information to the advantage of the U.S. military.
Taxonomy: Apply
8. Tonya is evaluating the activities of a cyber information system. The system has the capabilities to
intercept communications between commercial data centers, access encrypted communications, and
reveal sender identities of people using The Onion Router (TOR) network system. According to the U.S.
Department of Defense's Information Operations Roadmap, what type of information operation technique
is Tonya most likely evaluating?
A) Computer network attack (CNA)
B) Computer network defense (CND)
C) Psychological operations (PO)
D) Operations security (OS)
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: These activities involve CNA and are examples of events previously disclosed to news
agencies by Edward Snowden.
Taxonomy: Analyze
9. According to the U.S. Department of Defense's Information Operations Roadmap, what type of
information operation technique operates within the realms of cyberwarfare and information operations?
A) Intelligence gathering
B) Armed conflict
C) Electronic warfare
D) Operations security
Ans: A
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Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Some intelligence-gathering activities fall within the cyber domain, specifically, those that use
cyberespionage techniques. However, while all intelligence gathering fits within the domain of information
operations, not all intelligence operations are cyberwarfare.
Taxonomy: Understand
10. Which of the U.S. Department of Defense's seven techniques of information operations may involve
disrupting the use of global navigation systems and jamming enemy radio transmissions?
A) Computer network defense
B) Intelligence gathering
C) Electronic warfare
D) Military deception
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Electronic warfare includes all military actions designed to use electromagnetic or directed
energy to either control the electromagnetic spectrum or attack the enemy. Examples of electronic
warfare in practice include jamming enemy radio transmissions, disrupting the use of global navigation
systems, and placing false images on enemy radar screens or removing real images from those screens.
Taxonomy: Understand
11. Which of the U.S. Department of Defense's seven techniques of information operations involves
counteracting enemy propaganda to portray friendly intent and actions in a positive light for foreign
audiences?
A) Operations security
B) Intelligence gathering
C) Military deception
D) Psychological operations
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: One of the five roles of psychological operations (PSYOPs) is to counteract enemy
propaganda to portray friendly intent and actions in a positive light for foreign audiences.
Taxonomy: Understand
12. In 1942, British General Montgomery manipulated strategic information about the timing of an attack
against German General Rommel. What is this type of strategy called, according to the U.S. Department
of Defense's Information Operations Roadmap?
A) Operations security
B) Military deception
C) Psychological operations
D) Intelligence gathering
Ans: B
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Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The goal of military deception is to guide the adversary toward taking actions desired by the
entity engaging in deception, which can involve deceiving foreign leaders and leading them toward
making strategic mistakes.
Taxonomy: Understand
13. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. What is not one of the five primary steps of OPSEC?
A) Identification of critical information
B) Threat analysis
C) Intelligence gathering
D) Countermeasures
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The five primary steps of OPSEC are identification of critical information, threat analysis,
vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, and countermeasures. Intelligence gathering is not one of the five
primary steps.
Taxonomy: Recall
14. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. Why do OPSEC planners examine every aspect of a planned operation to identify the ways
that an adversary could gather pieces of critical information from the operation?
A) To protect only critical information, rather than trying to safeguard voluminous amounts of nonsensitive
information
B) To protect all information, whether critical or nonsensitive
C) To determine whether the information is offensive or defensive
D) To perform a vulnerability analysis determining when our forces may provide adversaries with critical
information
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: All aspects of a planned operation must be evaluated to understand what an adversary could
learn from each aspect. When any aspect reveals information that could be of use to an adversary, it
should be modified to eliminate or mitigate such disclosures. This is a key part of what a vulnerability
analysis will reveal.
Taxonomy: Analyze
15. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. Which phase of the OPSEC process involves a series of questions that help identify
adversaries and their capabilities?
A) Identification of critical information
B) Threat analysis
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C) Vulnerability analysis
D) Risk assessment
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: During the threat analysis phase of the OPSEC process, operations planners conduct
research based on collected intelligence, knowledge of adversary intelligence capabilities, and publicly
available information. The purpose of this analysis is to answer questions that help paint an informed
picture of the adversary, and the potential threats they might pose.
Taxonomy: Understand
16. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. During which phase of the OPSEC process is a cost-benefit analysis conducted?
A) Identification of critical information
B) Threat analysis
C) Vulnerability analysis
D) Risk assessment
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: During the risk assessment phase, OPSEC planners perform a thorough assessment of the
information collected in the first three phases and the countermeasures that may be used to limit the
ability of adversaries to collect those indicators. Planners then perform a cost-benefit analysis to identify
which, if any, countermeasures should be implemented.
Taxonomy: Understand
17. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. Which phase of the OPSEC process focuses on indicators, friendly actions and information
that reveal critical information to the enemy? During this phase, questions are asked such as "what
indicators of critical information will be created by friendly activities" and "which of those indicators can the
adversary actually collect?"
A) Identification of critical information
B) Threat analysis
C) Vulnerability analysis
D) Risk assessment
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: During the vulnerability analysis phase, OPSEC planners examine every aspect of a planned
operation to identify the ways that an adversary could gather pieces of critical information, including
asking critical questions to resolve the analysis. This phases focuses on indicators.
Taxonomy: Understand
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18. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. In the OPSEC process, in what context does a vulnerability exist?
A) When information is identified as critical
B) When adversaries attempt to collect information
C) When friendly forces collect critical information, analyze it, and take action on it
D) When friendly forces provide adversaries with the opportunity to collect critical information, analyze it,
and take action on it
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: If friendly forces disclose critical information, they give adversaries the opportunity to analyze
and interpret such information, and possibly to act on those results. Because this could expose friendly
forces to negative outcomes, these disclosures present unwanted vulnerabilities.
Taxonomy: Understand
19. What are the four categories of offensive information operations objectives of the U.S. military's cyber
domain?
A) Identify, exploit, corrupt, and dismiss
B) Deny, exploit, corrupt, and destroy
C) Deny, exploit, corrupt, and dismiss
D) Identify, deny, attack, and destroy
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Exploring the Cyber Domain
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Deny means to withhold or negate information or actions. Exploit means to take direct
advantage of an adversary’s weakness or exposure. Corrupt means to degrade, destroy, or confuse
adversary capabilities or information. Destroy means to severely damage or eliminate adversary
capabilities or information. Other answers include non-offensive terms, specifically “identify” and
“dismiss.”
Taxonomy: Analyze
20. During World War II, the Allied Powers used techniques such as sending false radio signals and using
decoy actors, double agents, and false export restriction requests as part of Operation Bodyguard. What
was this an example of?
A) Electronic warfare
B) Intelligence gathering
C) Military deception
D) Warfare domains
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Military deception actions are designed to mislead adversary forces about the operational
capabilities, plans, and actions of friendly forces. The goal of military deception is to guide the adversary
toward taking actions desired by the entity engaging in deception.
Taxonomy: Understand
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True/False
1. True or False? Cyberwarfare is exclusively focused on stealing sensitive information that may be used
for military, political, or economic gain.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Cyberwarfare includes a wide range of activities that use information systems as weapons
against an opposing force.
Taxonomy:
2. True or False? A computer virus designed to disrupt the control systems of an unmanned aerial
vehicle, such as a drone, is an example of a cyberattack.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback:
Taxonomy:
3. True or False? The Church of Scientology is an example of a nonstate actor.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The group Anonymous, which is an example of a nonstate actor, has targeted the Church of
Scientology. The Church of Scientology itself has not been identified as a cyberwarfare actor.
Taxonomy:
4. True or False? During World War II, the United States and British governments developed the Enigma
machine to encrypt messages.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: The Role of Information in Armed Conflict
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The German and Japanese governments developed the Enigma machine to encrypt
messages.
Taxonomy:
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Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. What is a form of cyberwarfare that is a nonkinetic, offensive operation intended to cause some form of
physical or electronic damage?
A) Operations security
B) Intelligence gathering
C) Cyberattack
D) Computer network defense
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback:
Taxonomy: Understand
2. What are the two major activities of cyberwar?
A) Information operations and cyberattacks
B) Cyberespionage and military deception
C) Cyberattacks and cyberespionage
D) Psychological operations and cyberespionage
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: A threat assessment of cyberwarfare by the United States Director of National Intelligence
(DNI) considers the cyberthreat to be a major threat to national security over the coming years. The risks
come from two major activities of cyberwar: cyberattacks and cyberespionage.
Taxonomy: Recall
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3. Selena is a cybersecurity expert for the U.S. Department of Defense. She is investigating a case in
which an unknown party installed ransomware in the computer systems of a critical national utility. She
discovers that the group claiming responsibility does not represent a national government. The group
considers itself to be a type of cyberactivist. What is such a person or group called?
A) Cyber command
B) Nonstate actor
C) Military cyber operations
D) Psychological operations
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Nonstate actors are individuals or groups that seek to participate in cyberwarfare but do so
independently, without the endorsement of a national government.
Taxonomy: Apply
4. Which of the following is not an example of an event marking the turning point in the evolving history of
warfare?
A) The use of written documents by Julius Caesar to communicate with his troops on the battlefield
B) Colonists using guerrilla warfare against the British army in 1775
C) A computer worm being used to sabotage Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in 2010
D) The use of nuclear weapons by the U.S. military against Japan in 1945
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: The Evolving Nature of War
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The use of written documents for communications between leaders and troops was not a
turning point in warfare.
Taxonomy: Analyze
5. Which military service is responsible for amphibious warfare, fighting in both the land and sea
domains?
A) U.S. Air Force
B) U.S. Army
C) U.S. Marine Corps
D) U.S. Navy
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Domains of Warfare
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback:
Taxonomy: Recall
6. Which piece of military equipment is considered part of the land domain?
A) Battleship
B) Helicopter
C) Stealth bomber
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D) Submarine
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Domains of Warfare
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Although most people would consider helicopters aircraft, they are considered part of the land
domain because they are primarily used in support of ground troops.
Taxonomy: Understand
7. Arturo is a cybersecurity advisor for the U.S. Department of Defense. He is planning to use an enemy's
information to the advantage of the U.S. military. What type of strategy is this called?
A) Denial
B) Exploitation
C) Corruption
D) Destruction
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Exploring the Cyber Domain
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Offensive information operations include actions taken to exploit an enemy's sensitive
information to the advantage of the U.S. military.
Taxonomy: Apply
8. Tonya is evaluating the activities of a cyber information system. The system has the capabilities to
intercept communications between commercial data centers, access encrypted communications, and
reveal sender identities of people using The Onion Router (TOR) network system. According to the U.S.
Department of Defense's Information Operations Roadmap, what type of information operation technique
is Tonya most likely evaluating?
A) Computer network attack (CNA)
B) Computer network defense (CND)
C) Psychological operations (PO)
D) Operations security (OS)
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: These activities involve CNA and are examples of events previously disclosed to news
agencies by Edward Snowden.
Taxonomy: Analyze
9. According to the U.S. Department of Defense's Information Operations Roadmap, what type of
information operation technique operates within the realms of cyberwarfare and information operations?
A) Intelligence gathering
B) Armed conflict
C) Electronic warfare
D) Operations security
Ans: A
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Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Some intelligence-gathering activities fall within the cyber domain, specifically, those that use
cyberespionage techniques. However, while all intelligence gathering fits within the domain of information
operations, not all intelligence operations are cyberwarfare.
Taxonomy: Understand
10. Which of the U.S. Department of Defense's seven techniques of information operations may involve
disrupting the use of global navigation systems and jamming enemy radio transmissions?
A) Computer network defense
B) Intelligence gathering
C) Electronic warfare
D) Military deception
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Electronic warfare includes all military actions designed to use electromagnetic or directed
energy to either control the electromagnetic spectrum or attack the enemy. Examples of electronic
warfare in practice include jamming enemy radio transmissions, disrupting the use of global navigation
systems, and placing false images on enemy radar screens or removing real images from those screens.
Taxonomy: Understand
11. Which of the U.S. Department of Defense's seven techniques of information operations involves
counteracting enemy propaganda to portray friendly intent and actions in a positive light for foreign
audiences?
A) Operations security
B) Intelligence gathering
C) Military deception
D) Psychological operations
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: One of the five roles of psychological operations (PSYOPs) is to counteract enemy
propaganda to portray friendly intent and actions in a positive light for foreign audiences.
Taxonomy: Understand
12. In 1942, British General Montgomery manipulated strategic information about the timing of an attack
against German General Rommel. What is this type of strategy called, according to the U.S. Department
of Defense's Information Operations Roadmap?
A) Operations security
B) Military deception
C) Psychological operations
D) Intelligence gathering
Ans: B
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Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The goal of military deception is to guide the adversary toward taking actions desired by the
entity engaging in deception, which can involve deceiving foreign leaders and leading them toward
making strategic mistakes.
Taxonomy: Understand
13. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. What is not one of the five primary steps of OPSEC?
A) Identification of critical information
B) Threat analysis
C) Intelligence gathering
D) Countermeasures
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The five primary steps of OPSEC are identification of critical information, threat analysis,
vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, and countermeasures. Intelligence gathering is not one of the five
primary steps.
Taxonomy: Recall
14. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. Why do OPSEC planners examine every aspect of a planned operation to identify the ways
that an adversary could gather pieces of critical information from the operation?
A) To protect only critical information, rather than trying to safeguard voluminous amounts of nonsensitive
information
B) To protect all information, whether critical or nonsensitive
C) To determine whether the information is offensive or defensive
D) To perform a vulnerability analysis determining when our forces may provide adversaries with critical
information
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: All aspects of a planned operation must be evaluated to understand what an adversary could
learn from each aspect. When any aspect reveals information that could be of use to an adversary, it
should be modified to eliminate or mitigate such disclosures. This is a key part of what a vulnerability
analysis will reveal.
Taxonomy: Analyze
15. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. Which phase of the OPSEC process involves a series of questions that help identify
adversaries and their capabilities?
A) Identification of critical information
B) Threat analysis
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C) Vulnerability analysis
D) Risk assessment
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: During the threat analysis phase of the OPSEC process, operations planners conduct
research based on collected intelligence, knowledge of adversary intelligence capabilities, and publicly
available information. The purpose of this analysis is to answer questions that help paint an informed
picture of the adversary, and the potential threats they might pose.
Taxonomy: Understand
16. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. During which phase of the OPSEC process is a cost-benefit analysis conducted?
A) Identification of critical information
B) Threat analysis
C) Vulnerability analysis
D) Risk assessment
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: During the risk assessment phase, OPSEC planners perform a thorough assessment of the
information collected in the first three phases and the countermeasures that may be used to limit the
ability of adversaries to collect those indicators. Planners then perform a cost-benefit analysis to identify
which, if any, countermeasures should be implemented.
Taxonomy: Understand
17. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. Which phase of the OPSEC process focuses on indicators, friendly actions and information
that reveal critical information to the enemy? During this phase, questions are asked such as "what
indicators of critical information will be created by friendly activities" and "which of those indicators can the
adversary actually collect?"
A) Identification of critical information
B) Threat analysis
C) Vulnerability analysis
D) Risk assessment
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: During the vulnerability analysis phase, OPSEC planners examine every aspect of a planned
operation to identify the ways that an adversary could gather pieces of critical information, including
asking critical questions to resolve the analysis. This phases focuses on indicators.
Taxonomy: Understand
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18. Operations security (OPSEC) is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's techniques of information
operations. In the OPSEC process, in what context does a vulnerability exist?
A) When information is identified as critical
B) When adversaries attempt to collect information
C) When friendly forces collect critical information, analyze it, and take action on it
D) When friendly forces provide adversaries with the opportunity to collect critical information, analyze it,
and take action on it
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: If friendly forces disclose critical information, they give adversaries the opportunity to analyze
and interpret such information, and possibly to act on those results. Because this could expose friendly
forces to negative outcomes, these disclosures present unwanted vulnerabilities.
Taxonomy: Understand
19. What are the four categories of offensive information operations objectives of the U.S. military's cyber
domain?
A) Identify, exploit, corrupt, and dismiss
B) Deny, exploit, corrupt, and destroy
C) Deny, exploit, corrupt, and dismiss
D) Identify, deny, attack, and destroy
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Exploring the Cyber Domain
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Deny means to withhold or negate information or actions. Exploit means to take direct
advantage of an adversary’s weakness or exposure. Corrupt means to degrade, destroy, or confuse
adversary capabilities or information. Destroy means to severely damage or eliminate adversary
capabilities or information. Other answers include non-offensive terms, specifically “identify” and
“dismiss.”
Taxonomy: Analyze
20. During World War II, the Allied Powers used techniques such as sending false radio signals and using
decoy actors, double agents, and false export restriction requests as part of Operation Bodyguard. What
was this an example of?
A) Electronic warfare
B) Intelligence gathering
C) Military deception
D) Warfare domains
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Information Operations Techniques
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Military deception actions are designed to mislead adversary forces about the operational
capabilities, plans, and actions of friendly forces. The goal of military deception is to guide the adversary
toward taking actions desired by the entity engaging in deception.
Taxonomy: Understand
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True/False
1. True or False? Cyberwarfare is exclusively focused on stealing sensitive information that may be used
for military, political, or economic gain.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: Cyberwarfare includes a wide range of activities that use information systems as weapons
against an opposing force.
Taxonomy:
2. True or False? A computer virus designed to disrupt the control systems of an unmanned aerial
vehicle, such as a drone, is an example of a cyberattack.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback:
Taxonomy:
3. True or False? The Church of Scientology is an example of a nonstate actor.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Is Cyberwarfare?
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The group Anonymous, which is an example of a nonstate actor, has targeted the Church of
Scientology. The Church of Scientology itself has not been identified as a cyberwarfare actor.
Taxonomy:
4. True or False? During World War II, the United States and British governments developed the Enigma
machine to encrypt messages.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: The Role of Information in Armed Conflict
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Information as a Military Asset
Feedback: The German and Japanese governments developed the Enigma machine to encrypt
messages.
Taxonomy:
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