Joint Staff Insider
Threat Awareness
Three phases of recruitment include: Correct Answer: Spot and Assess, Development, and Recruitment
Social media is one platform used by adversaries to recruit potential witting or unwitting insiders.
Correct Answer: True
Indicators of an Insider Threat may include unexplained sudden wealth and unexplained sudden and
short term foreign travel Correct Answer: True
What is an insider threat? Correct Answer: anyone with authorized access to the information or things
an organization values most, and who uses that access - either wittingly or unwittingly - to inflict harm to
the organization or national security
You notice a coworker is demonstrating some potential indicators (behaviors) of a potential insider
threat. How would you report it? Correct Answer: Contact the Joint Staff Security Office
Consequences of not reporting foreign contacts, travel or business dealings may result in: Correct
Answer: - Loss of employment or security clearance
- UCMJ/Article 92 (mil)
- Disciplinary action (civ)
- Criminal charges
DoD and Federal employees may be subject to both civil and criminal penalties for failure to report. For
cleared defense contractors, failing to report may result in loss of employment and security clearance.
Individuals may also be subject to criminal charges. Correct Answer: True
Some techniques used for removing classified information from the workplace may include: Correct
Answer: - Email
- USB data sticks
- Making photo copies of documents
- Physically removing files
Insiders may physically remove files, they may steal or leak information electronically, or they may use
elicitation as a technique to subtly extract information about you, your work, and your colleagues.
Correct Answer: True
Why is it important to identify potential insider threats? Correct Answer: insiders have freedom of
movement within and access to classified information that has the potential to cause great harm to
national security
Threat Awareness
Three phases of recruitment include: Correct Answer: Spot and Assess, Development, and Recruitment
Social media is one platform used by adversaries to recruit potential witting or unwitting insiders.
Correct Answer: True
Indicators of an Insider Threat may include unexplained sudden wealth and unexplained sudden and
short term foreign travel Correct Answer: True
What is an insider threat? Correct Answer: anyone with authorized access to the information or things
an organization values most, and who uses that access - either wittingly or unwittingly - to inflict harm to
the organization or national security
You notice a coworker is demonstrating some potential indicators (behaviors) of a potential insider
threat. How would you report it? Correct Answer: Contact the Joint Staff Security Office
Consequences of not reporting foreign contacts, travel or business dealings may result in: Correct
Answer: - Loss of employment or security clearance
- UCMJ/Article 92 (mil)
- Disciplinary action (civ)
- Criminal charges
DoD and Federal employees may be subject to both civil and criminal penalties for failure to report. For
cleared defense contractors, failing to report may result in loss of employment and security clearance.
Individuals may also be subject to criminal charges. Correct Answer: True
Some techniques used for removing classified information from the workplace may include: Correct
Answer: - Email
- USB data sticks
- Making photo copies of documents
- Physically removing files
Insiders may physically remove files, they may steal or leak information electronically, or they may use
elicitation as a technique to subtly extract information about you, your work, and your colleagues.
Correct Answer: True
Why is it important to identify potential insider threats? Correct Answer: insiders have freedom of
movement within and access to classified information that has the potential to cause great harm to
national security
