OPSEC Questions and Answers (2023/2024) Graded A

OPSEC Questions and Answers (2023/2024) Graded A a. Critical Information These are specific facts (or evidence) about friendly intentions, capabilities, and activities needed by adversaries to plan and act effectively against friendly mission accomplishment. b. OPSEC Indicators Are friendly detectable actions and open source information that can be interpreted or pieced together by an adversary to derive critical information. c. OPSEC Vulnerability Conditions in which friendly actions provide OPSEC indicators that may be obtained and accurately evaluated by an adversary in time to provide a basis for effective adversary decision making. d. OPSEC Measures Methods and Means to gain and maintain essential secrecy e. Essential Secrecy The condition achieved from the denial of critical information to adversaries through the combined efforts of traditional security programs and the OPSEC process. f. Essential Secret Aspects of friendly operations that, if compromised, would leave to failure to meet the commander's objectives and/or desired end state. i. Isolation A perspective of analysis which evaluates the potentially visible operational aspects of a selected friendly activity without consideration of other proximal activities. ii. Sequence A perspective of analysis which evaluates the potentially visible operational aspects of a friendly activity in relation to the overall progression of activities within the executing component. Sequence helps identify probable associations and attributions to known profiles. iii. Context A perspective of analysis which evaluates the potentially visible operational aspects of a friendly activity relative to related activities and considerations across all components, phases of the operation, strategic communication and public policy. From a joint OPSEC planning standpoint, this is the most valuable perspective of analysis for identifying critical information. 6. Operational Aspects a. Presence, Capability, Strength, Intent, Readiness, Timing, Location, Method. Friendly Activities/Indicators a. SAPCE - Signature, Association, Profile, Contrast, and Exposure 5 Step OPSEC Process a. Identification of Critical Information b. Analysis of Threats c. Analysis of Vulnerabilities d. Assessment of Risk e. Application of Appropriate OSPEC Measures OPSEC / OPORDER a. Annex C, Appendix 3, Tab C Key OPSEC Pubs a. JP 3-13 IO b. MCWP 3-32 MAGTF IO c. JP 3-13.3 OPSEC OPSEC Event A collection of related OPSEC Measures/ Countermeasures executed by the friendly force or a component to protect a specific military activity (or multiple activities). OPSEC Means Methods, resources, or techniques that can be used to protect critical information and indicators. A component of OPSEC Measures and Countermeasure development. OPSEC Measure/Counter-measure Methods and Means to gain and maintain essential secrecy about critical information; the employment of any method or mean to achieve an OPSEC effect. All measures or countermeasures (M/CM) modify one or more characteristics of a friendly indicator: Signature, Association, Profile, Contrast or Exposure OPSEC Task A directive charge to execute an OPSEC Measure or Countermeasure issued to a functional component, staff section or information related capability (IRC) in the OPLAN or associated planning process output as an outcome of OPSEC planning. OPSEC Effect The desired outcome of a OPSEC M/CM employment phrased in measurable terms of its impact on the adversary. (Helps focus MOE and define the "purpose" of our OPSEC taskings) OPSEC Measure Actions to conceal friendly Critical Information and Indicators from disclosure, observation or recognition OPSEC Counter-measure Actions to affect adversary collection, analysis, delivery, or interpretation of information by the Military Decision Maker Measure of performance a criterion used to assess friendly actions that is tied to measuring task accomplishment (JP 3-0) Measure of effectiveness a criterion used to assess changes in system behavior, capability, or operational environment that is tied to measuring the attainment of an end state, achievement of an objective, or creation of an effect (JP 3-0) Measure of effectiveness indicator a unit, location, or event observed or measured, that can be used to assess an MOE (JP 3-13) Observable Indicator + Conduit= Observable