OPSEC Fundamentals 2024
An adversary capable of collecting and exploiting information and has expressed the intent to do so is
considered a:
A. Vulnerability
B. Liability
C. Risk
D. Threat ANS: D
A countermeasure is anything that effectively reduces an adversary's ability to exploit our
vulnerabilities.
A. True
B. False ANS: A
Patterns and predictable actions are types of?
A. Risks
B. Indicators
C. Vulnerabilities
D. Critical Information ANS: B
Which of the following best identifies the goal of OPSEC?
A. To provide a holistic picture of operations
B. To control information regarding capabilities and intentions
, C. To protect operations by properly controlling classified information
D. To deny an adversary from obtaining critical information that is generally unclassified ANS: D
What factor takes into account the impact that a compromise would have on your operation?
A. Risk
B. Threat
C. Vulnerability
D. Countermeasure ANS: A
OPSEC protects the mission by identifying critical information, threats, vulnerabilities, risks, and
countermeasures from a friendly and an adversarial perspective.
A. True
B. False ANS: A
An individual, or a group, with malicious intent whose goal is to disrupt an agency's mission and/or
operations is called a(n) ____________ .
A. countermeasure
B. threat
C. risk
D. adversary ANS: D
What is defined as a weakness that can be exploited by an adversary?
An adversary capable of collecting and exploiting information and has expressed the intent to do so is
considered a:
A. Vulnerability
B. Liability
C. Risk
D. Threat ANS: D
A countermeasure is anything that effectively reduces an adversary's ability to exploit our
vulnerabilities.
A. True
B. False ANS: A
Patterns and predictable actions are types of?
A. Risks
B. Indicators
C. Vulnerabilities
D. Critical Information ANS: B
Which of the following best identifies the goal of OPSEC?
A. To provide a holistic picture of operations
B. To control information regarding capabilities and intentions
, C. To protect operations by properly controlling classified information
D. To deny an adversary from obtaining critical information that is generally unclassified ANS: D
What factor takes into account the impact that a compromise would have on your operation?
A. Risk
B. Threat
C. Vulnerability
D. Countermeasure ANS: A
OPSEC protects the mission by identifying critical information, threats, vulnerabilities, risks, and
countermeasures from a friendly and an adversarial perspective.
A. True
B. False ANS: A
An individual, or a group, with malicious intent whose goal is to disrupt an agency's mission and/or
operations is called a(n) ____________ .
A. countermeasure
B. threat
C. risk
D. adversary ANS: D
What is defined as a weakness that can be exploited by an adversary?
