OPSEC Fundamentals 2024 Exam Questions And Answers

OPSEC Fundamentals 2024
An adversary capable of collecting and exploiting information and has expressed the intent to do so is
considered a:



A. Vulnerability

B. Liability

C. Risk

D. Threat ANS: D



A countermeasure is anything that effectively reduces an adversary's ability to exploit our
vulnerabilities.



A. True

B. False ANS: A



Patterns and predictable actions are types of?



A. Risks

B. Indicators

C. Vulnerabilities

D. Critical Information ANS: B



Which of the following best identifies the goal of OPSEC?



A. To provide a holistic picture of operations

B. To control information regarding capabilities and intentions

, C. To protect operations by properly controlling classified information

D. To deny an adversary from obtaining critical information that is generally unclassified ANS: D



What factor takes into account the impact that a compromise would have on your operation?



A. Risk

B. Threat

C. Vulnerability

D. Countermeasure ANS: A



OPSEC protects the mission by identifying critical information, threats, vulnerabilities, risks, and
countermeasures from a friendly and an adversarial perspective.



A. True

B. False ANS: A



An individual, or a group, with malicious intent whose goal is to disrupt an agency's mission and/or
operations is called a(n) ____________ .



A. countermeasure

B. threat

C. risk

D. adversary ANS: D



What is defined as a weakness that can be exploited by an adversary?