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SPēD - SFPC - General (Information
Security) Exam Questions With Verified
Answers.
The purpose of the Department of Defense Information Security Program is to... -
answer✔"Promote the proper and effective way to classify, protect, and downgrade official
information requiring protection in the interest of national security."
Which President established a formal classification system? - answer✔Roosevelt
What was the first Information Security Executive Order? - answer✔8381
What is the current Executive Order related to Information Security? - answer✔Executive Order
13526- Classified National Security Information
Agency responsible to oversee and manage the information security program, under the guidance
of the National Security Council, or NSC - answer✔Information Security Oversight Office, or
ISOO
Marking and designating classified information are the specific responsibilities of the... -
answer✔original and derivative classifiers
What executive order was implemented after the events of 9/11? - answer✔EO 12958, as
amended
True/False. EO 13526 established the National Declassification System - answer✔False - It
established the National Declassification Center (not system)
Who is the Senior DoD official responsible for providing guidance, oversight, and approval
authority of policies and procedures governing the DoD Information Security Program? -
answer✔The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Establishes basic information security policies for the DoD and authorizes publication of DoDM
5200.01 V1-4? - answer✔DoDI 5200.01
The authorized change in the status of information from classified to unclassified is known as
______________ - answer✔Declassification
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One of the foundational characteristics of EO 13526 - answer✔Promotion of declassification and
public access to information as soon as national security considerations permit.
List the declassification systems - answer✔- Scheduled
- Automatic
- Mandatory
- Systematic
___________________ declassification occurs when the instructions assigned by the OCA, at
the time the information is originally classified are followed to declassify it. -
answer✔Scheduled declassification
How many categories of information can be protected longer than 25 years? - answer✔nine
Records that have been determined to have permanent historical value under Title 44 of the
United States Code will be automatically declassified on ____________ of the year that is _____
years from the date of its original classification. - answer✔December 31st, 25 years
If a member of the public requests classified information be made available to the public what
must happen? - answer✔A mandatory declassification review.
Under the ______________ review program, permanently valuable DoD records that are exempt
from automatic declassification are reviewed for declassification after they reach a specific age. -
answer✔Systematic
Declassification information is placed on the _________ of a document? - answer✔Front
True/False. Declassification statements are mandatory on Restricted Data (RD) documents, but
NOT on Formerly Restricted Data (FRD)? - answer✔False... RD/FRD documents do not have
declassification instructions.
Restricted Data (RD) declassification is determined by _______ - answer✔Department of
Energy (DOE)
Formerly Restricted Data (FRD) declassification is determined by - answer✔Department of
Energy (DOE) and Department of Defense (DoD) jointly
Declassification statements are triggered by a _______ or ___________ - answer✔date or event
Who establishes declassification instructions? When? - answer✔The Original Classification
Authority (OCA) when the information is originally classified.
SPēD - SFPC - General (Information
Security) Exam Questions With Verified
Answers.
The purpose of the Department of Defense Information Security Program is to... -
answer✔"Promote the proper and effective way to classify, protect, and downgrade official
information requiring protection in the interest of national security."
Which President established a formal classification system? - answer✔Roosevelt
What was the first Information Security Executive Order? - answer✔8381
What is the current Executive Order related to Information Security? - answer✔Executive Order
13526- Classified National Security Information
Agency responsible to oversee and manage the information security program, under the guidance
of the National Security Council, or NSC - answer✔Information Security Oversight Office, or
ISOO
Marking and designating classified information are the specific responsibilities of the... -
answer✔original and derivative classifiers
What executive order was implemented after the events of 9/11? - answer✔EO 12958, as
amended
True/False. EO 13526 established the National Declassification System - answer✔False - It
established the National Declassification Center (not system)
Who is the Senior DoD official responsible for providing guidance, oversight, and approval
authority of policies and procedures governing the DoD Information Security Program? -
answer✔The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Establishes basic information security policies for the DoD and authorizes publication of DoDM
5200.01 V1-4? - answer✔DoDI 5200.01
The authorized change in the status of information from classified to unclassified is known as
______________ - answer✔Declassification
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One of the foundational characteristics of EO 13526 - answer✔Promotion of declassification and
public access to information as soon as national security considerations permit.
List the declassification systems - answer✔- Scheduled
- Automatic
- Mandatory
- Systematic
___________________ declassification occurs when the instructions assigned by the OCA, at
the time the information is originally classified are followed to declassify it. -
answer✔Scheduled declassification
How many categories of information can be protected longer than 25 years? - answer✔nine
Records that have been determined to have permanent historical value under Title 44 of the
United States Code will be automatically declassified on ____________ of the year that is _____
years from the date of its original classification. - answer✔December 31st, 25 years
If a member of the public requests classified information be made available to the public what
must happen? - answer✔A mandatory declassification review.
Under the ______________ review program, permanently valuable DoD records that are exempt
from automatic declassification are reviewed for declassification after they reach a specific age. -
answer✔Systematic
Declassification information is placed on the _________ of a document? - answer✔Front
True/False. Declassification statements are mandatory on Restricted Data (RD) documents, but
NOT on Formerly Restricted Data (FRD)? - answer✔False... RD/FRD documents do not have
declassification instructions.
Restricted Data (RD) declassification is determined by _______ - answer✔Department of
Energy (DOE)
Formerly Restricted Data (FRD) declassification is determined by - answer✔Department of
Energy (DOE) and Department of Defense (DoD) jointly
Declassification statements are triggered by a _______ or ___________ - answer✔date or event
Who establishes declassification instructions? When? - answer✔The Original Classification
Authority (OCA) when the information is originally classified.
