What specifies classification levels, special requirements, and declassification instructions for
classified programs, projects, and plans?
ANSWER
Security Classification Guide
Two security professionals - Paul and Ashley - are discussing the destruction of classified
information. Paul says the destruction of classified documents and material shall be
accomplished by means that eliminate risk of reconstruction of the classified information
they contain. Ashley says the material that has been identified for destruction shall continue
to be protected, as appropriate, for its classification until it is actually destroyed. Who is
correct?
ANSWER
Paul and Ashley are both correct.
Which of the following is a true statement regarding the special handling requirements of
Foreign Government Information (FGI)?
A)When the classification marking on a document containing FGI is not in English, or when
the foreign government marking requires a different degree of protection than the same U.S.
classification designation, a U.S. marking that results in a degree of protection equivalent to
that required by the foreign government shall be applied.
B) A U.S. document containing FGI cannot be declassified or downgraded below the highest
level of FGI contained in the document without the permission of the foreign government or
international organization that originated the information.
C) Those holding security clearances issued by the U.S. government cannot access U.S.
documents containing FGI without written consent from the originating foreign government.
D) The receiving DoD Components must maintain reco
,ANSWER
B) A U.S. document containing FGI cannot be declassified or downgraded below the highest
level of FGI contained in the document without the permission of the foreign government or
international organization that originated the information.
A paragraph of a document which includes an "(N)" as part of the portion marking indicates
what specific type of classified information is contained in the paragraph?
ANSWER
Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information (CNWDI)
What are the investigative and briefing requirements for access to NATO information?
ANSWER
Favorably adjudicated background investigation (T3 (10-year scope) T5 within 5 years prior
to assignment), and completed a NATO Briefing.
According to E.O. 13556, which is considered a type of controlled unclassified information?
-Communications Security (COMSEC) Information
-Declassified Information
-Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES) Information
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Information
ANSWER
Law Enforcement Sensitive Information
What is the purpose of marking classified materials?
ANSWER
,To alert holders to the presence of classified information, how to properly protect it, and for
how long.
What is included in the markings of classified information?
ANSWER
Document holder as the sole authority to make transfer and dissemination determinations.
What is the purpose of the Controlled Access Program Coordination (CAPCO) register?
ANSWER
To identify the official classification and control markings, and their authorized abbreviations
and portion markings.
When a classified data spill occurs, who is responsible for ensuring that policy requirements
for addressing an unauthorized disclosure are met?
ANSWER
Activity Security Manager
There are five information assurance attributes that are important to protect and defend
DoD networks and information. If there was a loss in non-repudiation, what would this cause
in relation to information assurance?
ANSWER
Data may potentially be available to unauthorized users via electronic form.
At the end of the day, Karen was leaving and taking with her unclassified documents she
would review at home. When she began to review those documents that night, she realized
, that classified materials had slipped in between the unclassified materials. Is this a security
violation or infraction?
ANSWER
Security Violation
What are the 5 information assurance attributes that are important to protect and defend
DoD networks and information?
ANSWER
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Authenticity
Non-repudiation
The ability to deny you are the sender of an email would be an indication of a lapse in what?
ANSWER
Integrity
What is the first action done to downgrade, declassify or remove classification markings?
ANSWER
Contact the Original Classification Authority through the appropriate chain of command to
confirm that the information does not have an extended classification period.
Unauthorized disclosure and loss of privacy is a lapse in what?
classified programs, projects, and plans?
ANSWER
Security Classification Guide
Two security professionals - Paul and Ashley - are discussing the destruction of classified
information. Paul says the destruction of classified documents and material shall be
accomplished by means that eliminate risk of reconstruction of the classified information
they contain. Ashley says the material that has been identified for destruction shall continue
to be protected, as appropriate, for its classification until it is actually destroyed. Who is
correct?
ANSWER
Paul and Ashley are both correct.
Which of the following is a true statement regarding the special handling requirements of
Foreign Government Information (FGI)?
A)When the classification marking on a document containing FGI is not in English, or when
the foreign government marking requires a different degree of protection than the same U.S.
classification designation, a U.S. marking that results in a degree of protection equivalent to
that required by the foreign government shall be applied.
B) A U.S. document containing FGI cannot be declassified or downgraded below the highest
level of FGI contained in the document without the permission of the foreign government or
international organization that originated the information.
C) Those holding security clearances issued by the U.S. government cannot access U.S.
documents containing FGI without written consent from the originating foreign government.
D) The receiving DoD Components must maintain reco
,ANSWER
B) A U.S. document containing FGI cannot be declassified or downgraded below the highest
level of FGI contained in the document without the permission of the foreign government or
international organization that originated the information.
A paragraph of a document which includes an "(N)" as part of the portion marking indicates
what specific type of classified information is contained in the paragraph?
ANSWER
Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information (CNWDI)
What are the investigative and briefing requirements for access to NATO information?
ANSWER
Favorably adjudicated background investigation (T3 (10-year scope) T5 within 5 years prior
to assignment), and completed a NATO Briefing.
According to E.O. 13556, which is considered a type of controlled unclassified information?
-Communications Security (COMSEC) Information
-Declassified Information
-Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES) Information
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Information
ANSWER
Law Enforcement Sensitive Information
What is the purpose of marking classified materials?
ANSWER
,To alert holders to the presence of classified information, how to properly protect it, and for
how long.
What is included in the markings of classified information?
ANSWER
Document holder as the sole authority to make transfer and dissemination determinations.
What is the purpose of the Controlled Access Program Coordination (CAPCO) register?
ANSWER
To identify the official classification and control markings, and their authorized abbreviations
and portion markings.
When a classified data spill occurs, who is responsible for ensuring that policy requirements
for addressing an unauthorized disclosure are met?
ANSWER
Activity Security Manager
There are five information assurance attributes that are important to protect and defend
DoD networks and information. If there was a loss in non-repudiation, what would this cause
in relation to information assurance?
ANSWER
Data may potentially be available to unauthorized users via electronic form.
At the end of the day, Karen was leaving and taking with her unclassified documents she
would review at home. When she began to review those documents that night, she realized
, that classified materials had slipped in between the unclassified materials. Is this a security
violation or infraction?
ANSWER
Security Violation
What are the 5 information assurance attributes that are important to protect and defend
DoD networks and information?
ANSWER
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Authenticity
Non-repudiation
The ability to deny you are the sender of an email would be an indication of a lapse in what?
ANSWER
Integrity
What is the first action done to downgrade, declassify or remove classification markings?
ANSWER
Contact the Original Classification Authority through the appropriate chain of command to
confirm that the information does not have an extended classification period.
Unauthorized disclosure and loss of privacy is a lapse in what?
