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