Operational Security (OPSEC) - Q/A
What is operation security? โ Ans - Is a process of identifying critical
information and analyzing friendly actions attendant to military operations.
What is critical information? โ Ans - formerly known as essential
elements of friendly information, is defined as information important to the
successful achievement of U.S. objectives and missions, or which may be of use
to an adversary of the U.S.
What are the five steps of the operations security process? โ Ans -
Identification of critical information
Analysis of threats
Analysis of Vulnerabilities
Assessment of risk
Application of OPSEC measures
What are some of the sources that can help identify the unit or organization's
critical information? โ Ans - supporting intelligence element
next higher echelon
Commander
Security classification guide, and
Laws and executive orders
What is the purpose of Analyze Threats? โ Ans - To identify adversary
collection capabilities against critical information
What is the purpose of Analyze of Vulnerabilities? โ Ans - To identify
vulnerabilities and draft tentative OPSEC measures addressing those
vulnerabilities
What are the three categories of OPSEC measures? โ Ans - Action Control
Measures
Counteranalysis
What is the purpose of Assessment of Risks? โ Ans - To select which of
the tentative OPSEC measures to implement
