SPĒD SFPC EXAM TEST 2024/2025 (ALL AREAS)

SPĒD SFPC EXAM TEST 2024/2025 (ALL AREAS) Indicators of insider threats - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Failure to report overseas travel or contact with foreign nationals 2. Seeking to gain higher clearance or expand access outside job scope 3. Engaging in classified conversations without NTK 4. Working inconsistent hours 5. Exploitable behavior traits 6. Repeated security violations 7. Unexplainable affluence/living above one's means 8. Illegal downloads of information/files Elements that should be considered in identifying Critical Program Information - CORRECT ANSWER-Elements which if compromised could: 1. cause significant degradation in mission effectiveness, 2. shorten expected combat-effective life of system 3. reduce technological advantage 4. significantly alter program direction; or 5. enable adversary to defeat, counter, copy, or reverse engineer technology/capability. Elements that security professional should consider when assessing and managing risks to DoD assets (risk management process) - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Assess assets 2. Assess threats 3. Assess Vulnerabilities 4. Assess risks 5. Determine countermeasure options 6. Make RM decision The three categories of Special Access Programs - CORRECT ANSWER-acquisition, intelligence, and operations & support Types of threats to classified information - CORRECT ANSWER-Insider Threat, Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE), criminal activities, cyber threats, business competitors The concept of an insider threat - CORRECT ANSWER-An employee who may represent a threat to national security. These threats encompass potential espionage, violent acts against the Government or the nation, and unauthorized disclosure of classified information The purpose of the Foreign Visitor Program - CORRECT ANSWER-To track and approve access by a foreign entity to information that is classified; and to approve access by a foreign entity to information that is unclassified, related to a U.S. Government contract, or plant visits covered by ITAR. Special Access Program - CORRECT ANSWER-A program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those normally required for information at the same classification level. Enhanced security requirements for protecting Special Access Program (SAP) information - CORRECT ANSWER-Within Personnel Security: • Access Rosters; • Billet Structures (if required); • Indoctrination Agreement; • Clearance based on appropriate investigation completed within last 5/6 years; • Individual must materially contribute to program and have need to know (NTK); • SAP personnel subject to random counterintelligence scope polygraph; • Polygraph examination, if approved by the DepSecDef, may be used as a mandatory access determination; • Tier review process; • Personnel must have Secret or TS clearance; • SF-86 must be current within one year; • Limited Access; • Waivers required for foreign cohabitants, spouses, and immediate family members. Within Industrial Security: The SecDef or DepSecDef can approve carve-out provision to relieve Defense Security Service of industrial security oversight responsibilities. Within Physical Security: • Access Control; • Maintain SAP Facility; • Access Roster; • All SAPs must have unclassified nickname/ Codeword (optional). Within Information Security: • The use of HVSACO; • Transmission requirements (order of precedence). Responsibilities of the Government SAP Security Officer/Contractor Program Security Officer (GSSO/ CPSO) - CORRECT ANSWER-• Possess personnel clearance and Program access at least equal to highest level of Program classified information involved. • Provide security administration and management for organization. • Ensure personnel processed for access to SAP meet prerequisite personnel clearance and/or investigative requirements specified. • Ensure adequate secure storage and work spaces. • Ensure strict adherence to the provisions of