Joint Staff Operations Security (OPSEC) Questions and Answers Graded A

Joint Staff Operations Security (OPSEC) Questions and Answers Graded A Work related information posted to social networking sites or discussed in public may create ___________ that can be exploited by the unauthorized recipient. -Threats -Indicators -Vulnerabilities -Risk -Vulnerabilities Which is not an example of an OPSEC countermeasure? -Make indicators seem unimportant. -Minimize predictable patterns. -Protecting critical information. -Sudden change to a predictable routine. -Sudden change to a predictable routine. Match the five-step OPSEC process with the action associated with the step. a) This step identifies the information that must be protected and why it needs to be protected. b) Identifies who the unauthorized recipient is, the intentions of the unauthorized recipient, and the unauthorized recipient's capabilities. c) Identifies the actions that need to be taken to protect critical information. d) Identifies the impact to the mission if the unauthorized recipient exploits a vulnerability and the overall impact of the unauthorized recipient learning our critical information. e) Identifies the weaknesses the unauthorized recipient can exploit to uncover critical information. A - Identify critical information B - Analyze threats D - Analyze vulnerabilities C - Assess risks E - Apply countermeasures What is OPSEC? (Select all that apply) -Part of everyone's job - including yours. -Only applies to work and is not applicable to my personal life. -A process, not a set of rules. -A method for denying an adversary access to our critical information. -Part of everyone's job - including yours. -A process, not a set of rules. -A method for denying an adversary access to our critical information. ____________ are like pieces of a puzzle an adversary uses to reveal a picture of our operations. -Threats -Questions -Critical information -Indicators -Indicators The following should be considered when assessing risk. (Select all that apply) -The consequences of your actions. -What's the cost of avoiding risk? -Will something you do or say provide an indicator to the adversary. -How will an adversary benefit from the indicator? -What's the effect on the mission? -The consequences of your actions. -What's the cost of avoiding risk? -Will something you do or say provide an indicator to the adversary. -How will an adversary benefit from the indicator? -What's the effect on the mission? ____________ are like pieces of a puzzle an unauthorized recipient uses to reveal a picture of our operations. -Critical information -Questions -Indicators -Threats -Indicators