Insider Threat Awareness Post Test

Question: Three phases of recruitment include:

Answer: Spot and Assess, Development, and Recruitment

Question: Social media is one platform used by adversaries to recruit potential witting or unwitting insiders.

Answer: True

Question: Indicators of an Insider Threat may include unexplained sudden wealth and unexplained sudden and short term foreign travel

Answer: True

Question: What is an insider threat?

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

Question: You notice a coworker is demonstrating some potential indicators (behaviors) of a potential insider threat. How would you report it?

Answer: Contact the Joint Staff Security Office

Question: Consequences of not reporting foreign contacts, travel or business dealings may result in:

Answer: - Loss of employment or security clearance

• UCMJ/Article 92 (mil)

• - Disciplinary action (civ)

• - Criminal charges

• Question: 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.

• Answer: True

• Question: Some techniques used for removing classified information from the workplace may include:

• Answer: - Email

• - USB data sticks

• - Making photo copies of documents

• - Physically removing files

• Question: 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.

• Answer: True

• Question: Why is it important to identify potential insider threats?

• Answer: insiders have freedom of movement within and access to classified information that has the potential to cause great harm to national security