111 Operations Security (OPSEC)
Define OPSEC - answer Operations security is a systematic, proven process that
identifies, controls, and protects generally sensitive but
unclassified information about a mission, operation, or activity. When effectively
employed, it denies or mitigates
an adversary's ability to compromise or interrupt a mission, operation, or activity.
Discuss the five step planning process - answer Identify Critical Information
Analyze the Threat
Analyze Vulnerabilities
Assess Risk
Apply Countermeasures
Discuss the responsibilities of the command OPSEC Officer - answer Provide OPSEC
planning guidance to their subordinate units to ensure that all units are operating under
the same principles for a given area of responsibility (AOR).
Describe the OPSEC considerations regarding public affairs - answerIn close
coordination with the PAO, OPSEC officers must
be active participants in the process of deciding what information should be released to
the public, balancing the
legitimate information requirements of DOD and civilian audiences against the
intelligence desires of the enemy.
Define WRA - answerWeb Risk Assessment- A useful tool for determining whether
potential critical information is on a command's Web site.
Define EEFI - answerEssential Elements of Friendly Information
Define Critical Information - answerElements or components of an research,
development, and acquisition program that, if
compromised, could cause significant degradation in mission effectiveness; shorten the
expected combat-effective
life of the system; reduce technological advantage; significantly alter program direction;
or enable an adversary to
defeat, counter, copy, or reverse engineer the technology or capability.
Define OPSEC - answer Operations security is a systematic, proven process that
identifies, controls, and protects generally sensitive but
unclassified information about a mission, operation, or activity. When effectively
employed, it denies or mitigates
an adversary's ability to compromise or interrupt a mission, operation, or activity.
Discuss the five step planning process - answer Identify Critical Information
Analyze the Threat
Analyze Vulnerabilities
Assess Risk
Apply Countermeasures
Discuss the responsibilities of the command OPSEC Officer - answer Provide OPSEC
planning guidance to their subordinate units to ensure that all units are operating under
the same principles for a given area of responsibility (AOR).
Describe the OPSEC considerations regarding public affairs - answerIn close
coordination with the PAO, OPSEC officers must
be active participants in the process of deciding what information should be released to
the public, balancing the
legitimate information requirements of DOD and civilian audiences against the
intelligence desires of the enemy.
Define WRA - answerWeb Risk Assessment- A useful tool for determining whether
potential critical information is on a command's Web site.
Define EEFI - answerEssential Elements of Friendly Information
Define Critical Information - answerElements or components of an research,
development, and acquisition program that, if
compromised, could cause significant degradation in mission effectiveness; shorten the
expected combat-effective
life of the system; reduce technological advantage; significantly alter program direction;
or enable an adversary to
defeat, counter, copy, or reverse engineer the technology or capability.
