OPSEC Joint Staff Operations
Security Questions and Answers
____________ are like pieces of a puzzle an adversary uses to reveal a picture of our
operations.
-Threats
-Questions
-Critical information
-Indicators - ANSWER--Indicators
____________ are like pieces of a puzzle an unauthorized recipient uses to reveal a
picture of our operations.
-Critical information
-Questions
-Indicators
-Threats - ANSWER--Indicators
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. - ANSWER-A - Identify critical information
B - Analyze threats
D - Analyze vulnerabilities
C - Assess risks
E - Apply countermeasures
Match the OPSEC Cycle 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 weaknesses the unauthorized recipient can exploit to uncover 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.
Security Questions and Answers
____________ are like pieces of a puzzle an adversary uses to reveal a picture of our
operations.
-Threats
-Questions
-Critical information
-Indicators - ANSWER--Indicators
____________ are like pieces of a puzzle an unauthorized recipient uses to reveal a
picture of our operations.
-Critical information
-Questions
-Indicators
-Threats - ANSWER--Indicators
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. - ANSWER-A - Identify critical information
B - Analyze threats
D - Analyze vulnerabilities
C - Assess risks
E - Apply countermeasures
Match the OPSEC Cycle 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 weaknesses the unauthorized recipient can exploit to uncover 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.
