SFPC Exam PREP - IF011.16 Introduction to Information Security

Top Secret - ANSWER-Unauthorized disclosure of information could reasonably be expected to cause EXCEPTIONALLY GRAVE DAMAGE to our national security. Secret - ANSWER-Unauthorized disclosure of information could reasonably be expected to cause SERIOUS DAMAGE to our national security. Confidential - ANSWER-Unauthorized disclosure of information could reasonably be expected to cause DAMAGE to our national security. Original Classification - ANSWER-is defined as an INITIAL determination that information requires, in the interest of national security, protection against unauthorized disclosure. Compilation - ANSWER-is defined as unclassified information or classified information (at a lower level) that when the information is combined or associated reveals additional factors that qualifies for classification. Derivative Classification - ANSWER-is defined as the incorporating, paraphrasing, restating, or generating in new form any information that is already classified. Original Classification Process - ANSWER-The six step process an OCA applies in making classification determinations Security Classification Guides (SCG) - ANSWER-contain classification levels, special requirements and duration instructions for programs, projects, plans, etc. Original Classification Authority - ANSWER-term used to identify individuals specifically authorized in writing to make initial classification decisions. What is declassification? - ANSWER-The authorized change in the status of information goes from classified information to unclassified information What is Automatic Declassification? - ANSWER-The declassification system where Permanently Valuable Historical records are declassified when they are 25 years old What is Systematic Declassification Review? - ANSWER-The declassification system where information exempted from automatic declassification is reviewed for possible declassification