CYBER AWARENESS KNOWLEDGE CHECK
COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What is the best response if you find classified government data
on the internet? Answer: Note any identifying information, such as
the website's URL, and report the situation to your security POC.
◉ After reading an online story about a new security project being
developed on the military installation where you work, your
neighbor asks you to comment about the article. You know this
project is classified. What should be your response? Answer:
Attempt to change the subject to something non-work related, but
neither confirm nor deny the article's authenticity.
◉ What is a proper response if spillage occurs? Answer:
Immediately notify your security POC.
◉ What should you do if a reporter asks you about potentially
classified information on the web? Answer: Ask for information
about the website, including the URL.
◉ A user writes down details from a report stored on a classified
system marked as Secret and uses those details to draft an
,unclassified briefing on an unclassified system without
authorization. What is the best choice to describe what has
occurred? Answer: Spillage because classified data was moved to a
lower classification level system without authorization.
◉ How many potential insider threat indicators does a coworker
who often makes others uneasy by being persistent in trying to
obtain information about classified projects to which he has no
access, is boisterous about his wife putting them in credit card debt,
and often complains about anxiety and exhaustion display? Answer:
3 or more indicators
◉ Which of the following can an unauthorized disclosure of
information classified as Confidential reasonably be expected to
cause? Answer: Damage to national security
◉ Which classification level is given to information that could
reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to national
security? Answer: Secret
◉ When classified data is not in use, how can you protect it?
Answer: Store classified data appropriately in a GSA-approved
vault/container when not in use.
, ◉ Which is a good practice to protect classified information?
Answer: Ensure proper labeling by appropriately marking all
classified material and, when required, sensitive material.
-OR-
Don't assume open storage in a secure facility is authorized.
◉ Which of the following is a good practice to aid in preventing
spillage? Answer: Be aware of classification markings and all
handling caveats.
◉ What is required for an individual to access classified data?
Answer: Appropriate clearance; signed and approved non-disclosure
agreement; and need-to-know.
◉ What type of activity or behavior should be reported as a
potential insider threat? Answer: Coworker making consistent
statements indicative of hostility or anger toward the United States
and its policies.
◉ Which of the following practices reduces the chance of becoming
a target by adversaries seeking insider information? Answer: Don't
talk about work outside your workspace unless it is a specifically
designated public meeting environment and is controlled by the
event planners.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What is the best response if you find classified government data
on the internet? Answer: Note any identifying information, such as
the website's URL, and report the situation to your security POC.
◉ After reading an online story about a new security project being
developed on the military installation where you work, your
neighbor asks you to comment about the article. You know this
project is classified. What should be your response? Answer:
Attempt to change the subject to something non-work related, but
neither confirm nor deny the article's authenticity.
◉ What is a proper response if spillage occurs? Answer:
Immediately notify your security POC.
◉ What should you do if a reporter asks you about potentially
classified information on the web? Answer: Ask for information
about the website, including the URL.
◉ A user writes down details from a report stored on a classified
system marked as Secret and uses those details to draft an
,unclassified briefing on an unclassified system without
authorization. What is the best choice to describe what has
occurred? Answer: Spillage because classified data was moved to a
lower classification level system without authorization.
◉ How many potential insider threat indicators does a coworker
who often makes others uneasy by being persistent in trying to
obtain information about classified projects to which he has no
access, is boisterous about his wife putting them in credit card debt,
and often complains about anxiety and exhaustion display? Answer:
3 or more indicators
◉ Which of the following can an unauthorized disclosure of
information classified as Confidential reasonably be expected to
cause? Answer: Damage to national security
◉ Which classification level is given to information that could
reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to national
security? Answer: Secret
◉ When classified data is not in use, how can you protect it?
Answer: Store classified data appropriately in a GSA-approved
vault/container when not in use.
, ◉ Which is a good practice to protect classified information?
Answer: Ensure proper labeling by appropriately marking all
classified material and, when required, sensitive material.
-OR-
Don't assume open storage in a secure facility is authorized.
◉ Which of the following is a good practice to aid in preventing
spillage? Answer: Be aware of classification markings and all
handling caveats.
◉ What is required for an individual to access classified data?
Answer: Appropriate clearance; signed and approved non-disclosure
agreement; and need-to-know.
◉ What type of activity or behavior should be reported as a
potential insider threat? Answer: Coworker making consistent
statements indicative of hostility or anger toward the United States
and its policies.
◉ Which of the following practices reduces the chance of becoming
a target by adversaries seeking insider information? Answer: Don't
talk about work outside your workspace unless it is a specifically
designated public meeting environment and is controlled by the
event planners.
