Exam (elaborations) OPSEC Level II

Operations Security - ANSWER What does OPSEC stand for? 5 Step OPSEC Process - ANSWER Critical Info; Threat; Vulnerability; Risk and Apply OPSEC measures (mitigation) 2 base components of Essential Secrecy - ANSWER Traditional Security and Operations Security (OPSEC) A category of OPSEC indicators is? - ANSWER SPACE (signature; profile; association; contrast and exposure) Good characteristics of a good CIL - ANSWER Unclassified; 10 items or less; widest dissemination Why conduct an OPSEC review? - ANSWER Evaluate compliance to regulatory guidance, prevent potential release of critical information; to evaluate a product or document with new eyes What is CALI? - ANSWER Capabilities, Activities, Limitations, and Intentions What is RISK? - ANSWER The probability that an adversary will compromise your Critical Information and the resulting impact if successful In order to have a threat, you must have what two components? - ANSWER Intent and capability What is VULNERABILITY? - ANSWER It is the action of an adversary after careful observation, and positioning in order to plan to effectively act against a friendly organization What is the regulation for SAP? - ANSWER AR 380-381 What is the Army Regulation for OPSEC? - ANSWER AR 530-1 When did Regan sign NSDD 298? - ANSWER 1988 Simple version of the OPSEC 5 step process - ANSWER 1. problem, 2. it could get worse, 3. damage, 4. timing (odds of it getting worse), 5. mitigation... Essential Secrecy is? - ANSWER The condition achieved from denial of critical information to adversaries through the combined efforts of: a.) Traditional Security programs and b.) the Operations Security process...