2026 COMPLETE CERTIFICATION PREP WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⫸ loss of integrity - the data can no longer be trusted to be reliable or
accurate
⫸ authentication - is the mechanism that authorizes or allows access to
computer systems and networks and the data that resides there. loss or
incorrect authentication services could allow unauthorized access to
classified data. Most important IA attribute along with confidentiality.
⫸ loss of confidentiality - the data may be available in an electronic
form to users who are not authorized to receive it. Most important IA
attribute along with authentication.
⫸ loss of non-repudiation - means that authorized users no longer can
be certain with whom they are communicating because general
communications (and therefore the data processed by that information
system) cannot be trusted or verified.
⫸ E.O. 13467, "Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Govt
Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for
Access to Classified National Security Information - The policy under
which DoD reciprocally accepts existing national security eligibility
determinations or clearances from other Government agencies
,⫸ Activity Security Manager - is responsible for ensuring policy
requirements for addressing an unauthorized disclosure are met
⫸ Requirments for access to NATO information - Personnel has been
subject of a favorably adjudicated BI with a 10 yr scope, T5, current
within five years prior to the assignment, and completed a NATO
briefing
⫸ Purpose of the Controlled Access Program Coordinator (CAPCO)
register - to identify the official classification and control markings, and
their authorized abbreviations and portion markings
⫸ Security Violation - An event that results in or could be expected to
result in the loss or compromise of
classified information
unauthorized disclosure, misclassification, unauthorized establishment
or continuance of a SAP, anything contrary to EO 13526
⫸ Security Infraction - This event cannot reasonably be expected to and
does not result in the loss, compromise, or suspected compromise of
classified information
⫸ Impacts of security incidents - damage to national security
,reduced effectiveness of DoD
increased cost
compromise to integrity of information
nullification of safeguards
⫸ Causes of security incidents - non-compliance
ignorance
carelessness
deliberateness
natural disasters
lack of communication
⫸ Requirements to perform classified activities from non-traditional
locations (e.g., the employees home) - employee must be trained to
operate classified information systems employee must be trained on
protection and storage of classified information and Communications
Security (COMSEC) materials
The employee must receive written approval for use of classified
⫸ limited access may be approved for non-US citizens only if - the prior
10 years of the subject's life can be appropriately investigated
, ⫸ Investigative requirement for access to Single Integrated Operational
Plan-Extremely Sensitive Information (SIOP-ESI) - Individual has a
valid favorable adjudicated T5 or SSBI investigation.
⫸ Qualifying criteria for personnel assigned to nuclear weapons
personnel assurance positions - must be US Citizen
have security clearance eligibility in accordance with the position
must be continuously evaluated
⫸ Investigation requirements for initial assignment to a Presidential
Support Activities (Yankee White) Category 2 position - Favorable
completed T5/SSBI within 36 months preceding selection.
⫸ Suitability adjudication - an adjudication process that refers to a
person's identifiable character traits and conduct sufficient to decide
whether employment or continued employment would or would not
protect the integrity or promote the efficiency of the Federal service
⫸ Copies of personnel security
investigative reports must be
destroyed by DoD recipient
organizations, within how many
days following completion
of the necessary personnel