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DOD Cyber Awareness Challenge 2026 questions with
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Peter enters an empty conference room and finds a document with a Top Secret coversheet on it.
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Peter has a Secret clearance. What should Peter do? - ✔✔A. Immediately notify his security POC
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and not handle the file
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B. Verify that the document contains Top Secret information
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C. Assume the facility has open storage and leave the document for the owner to return for it
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D. Destroy the document using any means available
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The correct answer is A. Immediately notify his security POC and not handle the file.
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Which of the following is an example of two-factor authentication? - ✔✔A. Command Access
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Card (CAC) and security token
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B. Password and fingerprint
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C. Fingerprint and face identification (ID)
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D. Password and Personal Identification Number (PIN)
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The correct answer is B. Password and fingerprint.
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Which of the following is an example of Protected Health Information (PHI)? - ✔✔A. An
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individual's medical record maintained by a healthcare provider
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B. An individual's purchase history of over-the-counter medications
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C. A medical diagnosis for an individual shared by that person
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D. The location of a first-aid kit at an office.
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The correct answer is A. An individual's medical record maintained by a healthcare provider.
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How should you approach a compressed URL, such as Tiny URL? - ✔✔A. Never open a
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B. Right-click the link to see where the link leads
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C. Preview where the link leads before opening it
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D. Open the link to see where it goes
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The correct answer is C. Preview where the link leads before opening it.
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How can you protect your home computer? - ✔✔A. Disable the password feature
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B. Authorize automatic installation of mobile code
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C. Disable automatic security updates
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D. Turn on spyware protection
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The correct answer is D. Turn on spyware protection.
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Evelyn is a system administrator at her agency. As part of her duties, she occasionally uses a
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thumb drive to perform necessary system tasks, as outlined in her agency's procedures. The thumb
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drive is provided by the Government for this purpose. Is this an appropriate use of removable
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media? - ✔✔A. No. Removable media are never permitted for use in the DoD.
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B. Maybe. Evelyn should test the Government thumb drive on a non-organizational system before
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connecting it to a Government system.
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C. Yes. Only use removable media when operationally necessary, Government-owned, and
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approved in accordance with policy. || || || ||
D. Yes, and Evelyn may also use personally owned removable media for this purpose.
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The correct answer is: C. Yes. Only use removable media when operationally necessary,
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Government-owned, and approved in accordance with policy. || || || || || ||
How do Insider Threat Programs defend against insider threats? - ✔✔A. Restricting individuals'
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access to government resources
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DOD Cyber Awareness Challenge 2026 questions with
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precise detailed answers || ||
Peter enters an empty conference room and finds a document with a Top Secret coversheet on it.
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Peter has a Secret clearance. What should Peter do? - ✔✔A. Immediately notify his security POC
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and not handle the file
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B. Verify that the document contains Top Secret information
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C. Assume the facility has open storage and leave the document for the owner to return for it
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D. Destroy the document using any means available
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The correct answer is A. Immediately notify his security POC and not handle the file.
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Which of the following is an example of two-factor authentication? - ✔✔A. Command Access
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Card (CAC) and security token
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B. Password and fingerprint
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C. Fingerprint and face identification (ID)
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D. Password and Personal Identification Number (PIN)
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The correct answer is B. Password and fingerprint.
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Which of the following is an example of Protected Health Information (PHI)? - ✔✔A. An
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individual's medical record maintained by a healthcare provider
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B. An individual's purchase history of over-the-counter medications
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C. A medical diagnosis for an individual shared by that person
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D. The location of a first-aid kit at an office.
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The correct answer is A. An individual's medical record maintained by a healthcare provider.
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How should you approach a compressed URL, such as Tiny URL? - ✔✔A. Never open a
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compressed URL ||
B. Right-click the link to see where the link leads
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C. Preview where the link leads before opening it
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D. Open the link to see where it goes
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The correct answer is C. Preview where the link leads before opening it.
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How can you protect your home computer? - ✔✔A. Disable the password feature
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B. Authorize automatic installation of mobile code
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C. Disable automatic security updates
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D. Turn on spyware protection
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The correct answer is D. Turn on spyware protection.
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Evelyn is a system administrator at her agency. As part of her duties, she occasionally uses a
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thumb drive to perform necessary system tasks, as outlined in her agency's procedures. The thumb
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drive is provided by the Government for this purpose. Is this an appropriate use of removable
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media? - ✔✔A. No. Removable media are never permitted for use in the DoD.
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B. Maybe. Evelyn should test the Government thumb drive on a non-organizational system before
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connecting it to a Government system.
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C. Yes. Only use removable media when operationally necessary, Government-owned, and
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approved in accordance with policy. || || || ||
D. Yes, and Evelyn may also use personally owned removable media for this purpose.
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The correct answer is: C. Yes. Only use removable media when operationally necessary,
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Government-owned, and approved in accordance with policy. || || || || || ||
How do Insider Threat Programs defend against insider threats? - ✔✔A. Restricting individuals'
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access to government resources
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