DOD CYBER AWARENESS LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔When is the best time to post details of your vacation activities on your social
networking website? - ✔✔When your vacation is over, and you have returned home
✔✔What does Personally Identifiable Information (PII) include? - ✔✔Social Security
Number; date and place of birth; mother's maiden name
✔✔What must you ensure if you work involves the use of different types of smart card
security tokens? - ✔✔Avoid a potential security violation by using the appropriate token
for each system.
✔✔What must you ensure before transmitting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or
Protected Health Information (PHI) via e-mail? - ✔✔Transmissions must be between
Government e-mail accounts and must be encrypted and digitally signed when possible.
✔✔What must you do when e-mailing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or
Protected Health Information (PHI)? - ✔✔Encrypt the e-mail and use your Government
e-mail account.
✔✔What is a good practice for physical security? - ✔✔Challenge people without proper
badges.
✔✔Is it acceptable to take a short break while a coworker monitors your computer while
logged on with your CAC? - ✔✔No. Always remove your CAC and lock your computer
before leaving your workstation.
✔✔What is a good practice when it is necessary to use a password to access a system
or an application? - ✔✔Avoid using the same password between systems or
applications.
✔✔What is the best description of two-factor authentication? - ✔✔Something you
possess, like a CAC, and something you know, like a PIN or password.
✔✔What certificates are contained on the DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
implemented by the Common Access Card (CAC)/Personal Identity Verification (PIV)
card? - ✔✔Identification, encryption, and digital signature
✔✔What are the requirements to be granted access to SCI material? - ✔✔The proper
security clearance and indoctrination into the SCI program.
, ✔✔What organization issues the directives concerning the dissemination of information
regarding intelligence sources, methods, or activities? - ✔✔Department of Defense.
✔✔Which term describes an event where a person who does not have the required
clearance or access caveats comes into possession of Sensitive Compartmented
Information (SCI) - ✔✔Compromise
✔✔What describes a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) program? - ✔✔A
program that segregates various type of classified information into distinct
compartments for added protection and dissemination for distribution control.
✔✔What describes how Sensitive Compartmented Information is marked? -
✔✔Approved Security Classification Guide (SCG)
✔✔What must users do when using removable media within a Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF)? - ✔✔Comply with Configuration/Change
Management (CM) policies and procedures
✔✔Which is a risk associated with removable media? - ✔✔Spillage of classified
information.
✔✔What is an indication that malicious code is running on your system? - ✔✔File
corruption
✔✔What are some actions you can take to try to protect your identity? - ✔✔Shred
personal documents; never share passwords; and order a credit report annually.
✔✔Which of the following is an appropriate use of Government e-mail? - ✔✔Digitally
signing e-mails that contain attachments or hyperlinks.
✔✔What is a protection against internet hoaxes? - ✔✔Use online sites to confirm or
expose potential hoaxes.
✔✔What can malicious code do? - ✔✔It can cause damage by corrupting files, erasing
your hard drive, and/or allowing hackers access.
✔✔Which is true of cookies? - ✔✔A cookie is a text file a bed server stores on your
hard drive that may track your activities on the web.
✔✔What is a common method used in social engineering? - ✔✔Telephone surveys
✔✔Which may be a security issue with compressed URLs? - ✔✔There is no way to
know where the link actually leads.
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔When is the best time to post details of your vacation activities on your social
networking website? - ✔✔When your vacation is over, and you have returned home
✔✔What does Personally Identifiable Information (PII) include? - ✔✔Social Security
Number; date and place of birth; mother's maiden name
✔✔What must you ensure if you work involves the use of different types of smart card
security tokens? - ✔✔Avoid a potential security violation by using the appropriate token
for each system.
✔✔What must you ensure before transmitting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or
Protected Health Information (PHI) via e-mail? - ✔✔Transmissions must be between
Government e-mail accounts and must be encrypted and digitally signed when possible.
✔✔What must you do when e-mailing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or
Protected Health Information (PHI)? - ✔✔Encrypt the e-mail and use your Government
e-mail account.
✔✔What is a good practice for physical security? - ✔✔Challenge people without proper
badges.
✔✔Is it acceptable to take a short break while a coworker monitors your computer while
logged on with your CAC? - ✔✔No. Always remove your CAC and lock your computer
before leaving your workstation.
✔✔What is a good practice when it is necessary to use a password to access a system
or an application? - ✔✔Avoid using the same password between systems or
applications.
✔✔What is the best description of two-factor authentication? - ✔✔Something you
possess, like a CAC, and something you know, like a PIN or password.
✔✔What certificates are contained on the DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
implemented by the Common Access Card (CAC)/Personal Identity Verification (PIV)
card? - ✔✔Identification, encryption, and digital signature
✔✔What are the requirements to be granted access to SCI material? - ✔✔The proper
security clearance and indoctrination into the SCI program.
, ✔✔What organization issues the directives concerning the dissemination of information
regarding intelligence sources, methods, or activities? - ✔✔Department of Defense.
✔✔Which term describes an event where a person who does not have the required
clearance or access caveats comes into possession of Sensitive Compartmented
Information (SCI) - ✔✔Compromise
✔✔What describes a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) program? - ✔✔A
program that segregates various type of classified information into distinct
compartments for added protection and dissemination for distribution control.
✔✔What describes how Sensitive Compartmented Information is marked? -
✔✔Approved Security Classification Guide (SCG)
✔✔What must users do when using removable media within a Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF)? - ✔✔Comply with Configuration/Change
Management (CM) policies and procedures
✔✔Which is a risk associated with removable media? - ✔✔Spillage of classified
information.
✔✔What is an indication that malicious code is running on your system? - ✔✔File
corruption
✔✔What are some actions you can take to try to protect your identity? - ✔✔Shred
personal documents; never share passwords; and order a credit report annually.
✔✔Which of the following is an appropriate use of Government e-mail? - ✔✔Digitally
signing e-mails that contain attachments or hyperlinks.
✔✔What is a protection against internet hoaxes? - ✔✔Use online sites to confirm or
expose potential hoaxes.
✔✔What can malicious code do? - ✔✔It can cause damage by corrupting files, erasing
your hard drive, and/or allowing hackers access.
✔✔Which is true of cookies? - ✔✔A cookie is a text file a bed server stores on your
hard drive that may track your activities on the web.
✔✔What is a common method used in social engineering? - ✔✔Telephone surveys
✔✔Which may be a security issue with compressed URLs? - ✔✔There is no way to
know where the link actually leads.
