DoD Annual TrainingAnswer Key

After Initial Opsec Training Upon Arrival To The Command

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QUESTION 1

OPSEC is:

ANSWER

A process that is a systematic method used to identify, control, and protect critical information

QUESTION 2

OPSEC?s most important characteristic is that:

ANSWER

It is a process.

QUESTION 3

The purpose of OPSEC is to:

ANSWER

Reduce the vulnerability of US and multinational forces from successful adversary exploitation of critical information.

QUESTION 4

An OPSEC indicator is defined as:

ANSWER

Friendly detectable actions and open-source information that can be interpreted or pieced together by an adversary to derive critical information.

QUESTION 5

After initial OPSEC training upon arrival to the command all personnel are required to:

ANSWER

Accomplish OPSEC annual refresher training.

QUESTION 6

The Joint COMSEC Monitoring Activity provides OPSEC assistance by:

ANSWER

Monitoring unclassified government telephones and monitoring NIPR email traffic.

QUESTION 7

The identification of critical information is a key part of the OPSEC process because:

ANSWER

** NOT ** • It focuses the OPSEC process on protecting all unclassified information. • None of the answers are correct.

QUESTION 8

What is the CIL?

ANSWER

The Critical Information List.

QUESTION 9

Who has oversight of the OPSEC program?

ANSWER

** NOT ** • The EUCOM Directors and EUCOM Component Commanders. • All answers are correct

QUESTION 10

OPSEC countermeasures can be used to:

ANSWER

Prevent the adversary from detecting an indicator and from exploiting a vulnerability.

QUESTION 11

OPSEC is concerned with:

ANSWER

Identifying, controlling, and protecting unclassified information that is associated with specific military operations and activities.

QUESTION 12

Operations Security (OPSEC) defines Critical Information as:

ANSWER

** NOT ** • All answers are correct.

QUESTION 13

OPSEC as a capability of Information Operations

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** NOT ** • All answers are correct.

QUESTION 14

A vulnerability exists when:

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The adversary is capable of collecting critical information, correctly analyzing it, and then taking timely action.

QUESTION 15

Where is the CIL located?

ANSWER

** NOT ** • In the EUCOM J2/Intelligence Directorate.

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