An Advantage Of Integrating Opsec Principles
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An adversary that is capable of collecting and exploiting information and has expressed the intent to do so is considered a:
Threat
_____ is the "so what" factor of risk assessment.
Threat
Stereotypes, patterns, and predictable actions are all types of:
Indicators
Which of the following is defined as a weakness in your operation?
Vulnerability
Which of the following countermeasures would likely be considered the most effective across all organizations?
Awareness training
An adversary is anyone with whom you do not wish to share your critical information.
True
NSDD298, signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988, directed which organizations to establish OPSEC programs?
All executive departments and agencies with national security missions
An advantage of incorporating OPSEC principles into the planning stage of any operation is that it:
Provides for early detection of OPSEC problems.
Detectable activities or clues that can be pieced together by an adversary to compromise your operations are called:
Indicators
The value of OPSEC lies in its ability to:
Complement traditional security by augmenting security practices already in place
The probability that an adversary will exploit a weakness in your operation, tempered by the impact to your mission, is defined as the:
Risk
A countermeasure is anything that effectively reduces an adversary's ability to exploit our vulnerabilities.
True
Risk is a function of the:
Threat, vulnerability, and impact
An advantage of integrating OPSEC principles in your day-to-day operations is that it:
Makes OPSEC principles second nature to your employees.
The development of a countermeasure focuses directly on the:
Vulnerability it is designed to protect
Which of the following common vulnerabilities associated with family members usually involve the sharing of too many details? (more than one may apply)
Public conversations Social Media Trash
Which of the following should be taken into consideration when determining which critical information should be protected? (more than one may apply)
All of the above*
Which step in the OPSEC process requires you to look at your operation through the eyes of the adversary?
Analyze vulnerabilities Identify critical information Apply countermeasures (All of these choices require you to look at your operation through the eyes of an adversary)
Lack of proper awareness training is an example of which of the following:
Vulnerability
Which step in the OPSEC process is a decision-making step because it helps the decision maker prioritize and decide whether or not to assign a countermeasure?
Assess risk
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