SFPC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+| latest update 2024/25|

1 SFPC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS , GRADED A+ What is the responsibility of the Information Security Oversight Office, or ISOO? - ✅✅ -To oversee and manage the information security program, under the guidance of the National Security Council, or NSC What is the responsibility of the National Security Council, or NSC? - ✅✅ -To provide the overall policy direction for the Information Security Program. It assists the President in developing and issuing National Security Policies, and it guides and directs the implementation and application of the Executive Order. The NSC exercises it's guidance through the ISOO. What is the USD(1) and their responsibility? - ✅✅ -The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence has the primary responsibility for providing guidance, oversight, and approval authority of policie s and procedures that govern the DoD information Security Program (by issuing the DoD Instruction 5200.01). The three levels of classified information are designated by what executive order? - ✅✅ -E.O. 13526 What are the 5 requirements for derivative clas sification? - ✅✅ -1. Observe and respect the OCAs original class determination 2. Apply the required markings 3. Only used authorized access 4. Use caution when Paraphrasing 5. Always take the appropriate steps to resolve any doubts you have What are th e four types of Declassification systems? - ✅✅ -Scheduled, Automatic, Mandatory and Systematic What is Scheduled Declassification? - ✅✅ -Instructions consist of either a date or event for declassification. What is automatic declassification? - ✅✅ -Classifie d records that have been determined to have permanent historical value, will be automatically declassified on December 31st of the year that is 25 years from the date of its original classification. How many categories of information are there that may be classified beyond 25 years? - ✅✅ -9 What is Mandatory Declassification Review? or MDR? - ✅✅ -It is another method for declassifying information based on requesting a review of the information to see if classification is still necessary. What is systematic declassification? - ✅✅ -A program to review classified records after a certain age. What are the options an OCA has when determining classification? - ✅✅ -Specific Date, Specific Event, or by the 50X -HUM Exemption What type of information does not provide declassification instructions? - ✅✅ -Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data What is the purpose of SF701? - ✅✅ -Activity Security Checklist - Used to record end of day checks What is the purpose of SF702? - ✅✅ -Security Container Check sheet - used to record the opening and closing of your security container What does the term Information System refer to? - ✅✅ -Refers to a set of information resources organized for the collection, storage, processing maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, disposition, display, or transmission of information What is COMSEC? - ✅✅ -Communications security, defined as the protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons, information of value that might b e derived from the possession and study of telecommunications, and to ensure the authenticity of such communications. (Includes; crypto security, emission security, transmission security, and physical security of COMSEC material and information) How is c lassified information prepared for transportation? - ✅✅ -Classified material needs to be prepared for shipment, packaged and sealed in ways that minimize risk of accidental exposure and facilitates detection of tampering. Requirements to hand carry classif ied information - ✅✅ -1) should be done as last resort 2) written authorization is required 3) courier must be briefed What must be included in a courier briefing? - ✅✅ -1. couriers liability for the materials 2. Materials cannot be left unattended 3. Shoul d not be opened en route (unless customs) 4. No public discussion 5. Follow an authorized travel route and schedule 6. In case of ER, protected classified material 7. All travel documents must be valid and current When can secret information be sent via USPS? - ✅✅ -Only when it is the most effective means considering security, time, cost and accountability List 3 approved methods for destroying classified material - ✅✅ -Burning, shredding, pulverizing, disintegrating, pulping, melting, chemical decompositi on, and mutilating to preclude recognition Which agency creates the destruction standard that DoD uses? - ✅✅ -The NSA What is NATO? - ✅✅ -North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance of 28 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty Signed April 4, 1949. The United States is a member of NATO, and as such, has ac cess to NATO, and NATO member nation documents that have been released into the NATO security system and that bear a NATO classification marking, needs to be safeguarded and marked in compliance with US Security Authority for NATO, or USSAN