Cyber Transport Block 2

Question 0

What are the two broad categories for official information and materials?

Answer 0

Classified

Unclassified

Question 1

This is information that is owned by, and produced or is subject to the control of the United States government and supported agencies.

Answer 1

Official information

Question 2

This information is information that must be safe guarded in the interest of national security, and that of our allies.

Answer 2

Classified information

Question 3

What are the three classification levels that are assigned by who?

Answer 3

Top secret
Secret
Confidential
NSA is who assign the levels of classification

Question 4

This is the highest NSA classification and is given to any information and material that is expected to cause exceptional “grave” damage to national security if it were to fall in the wrong hands.

Answer 4

Top secret

Question 5

What information is held to the highest degree of protection?

Answer 5

Top secret

Question 6

This is the NSA classification given to any information that is expected to cause a serious level of damage to national security if revealed.

Answer 6

Secret

Question 7

This is the NSA classification given to any information that is expected to cause “damage” or identifiable damage to national security

Answer 7

Confidential

Question 8

True/false

Unclassified information needs no limited degree of control or protection

Answer 8

False

Question 9

This is any information that requires minimum safeguarding to prevent widespread distribution to the public.

Answer 9

For official use only

FOUO

Question 10

What act does for official use only fall under to prevent the release to the public?

Answer 10

Freedom of information act.

Question 11

True or false

Markings are required for documents containing FOUO.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What are the two unclassified FOUO information?

Answer 12

Privacy act

Critical information

Question 13

What year was the privacy act enacted?

Answer 13

1974

Question 14

What are some examples of the privacy act govern?

Answer 14

Social security number
Date of birth
Name

Question 15

How long do you keep privacy act information, and how is it disposed of?

Answer 15

Only as long as necessary and must be destroyed.

Question 16

What is critical information?

Answer 16

Any unclassified information providing clues in regards to US and friendly forces activities, capabilities, intentions or limitations.

Question 17

According to AF133-201V1, what is COMSEC?

Answer 17

Refers to measures and controls taken to deny any unauthorized persons information derived from information systems of the United States government related to national security and to ensure the authenticity of such information systems.

Question 18

What are the components of COMSEC?

Answer 18

TRANSEC
CRYPTOSEC
EMSEC
Physical security

Question 19

True/false:
TRANSEC techniques are not used to protect or secure transmitted classified or sensitive information.
(If false, make it true)

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What are authorized TRANSEC Methods?

Answer 20

Changing radio frequencies 
Cancel or alter communications patterns 
Implement radio silence 
Use frequency hopping systems
Use directional antennas

Question 21

This is a component of COMSEC resulting from the application of measures designed to protect transmission from intercepting and exploitation by means other than “cryptanalysis” or complex code-breaking techniques used to reveal encrypted information

Answer 21

Transmission security (TRANSEC)

Question 22

What is crypto security?(CRYPTOSEC)

Answer 22

Provisions and proper use of technically sound crypto systems.

Question 23

This security is the part of the COMSEC that results from using all physical measures necessary to safeguard information or material from access by unauthorized persons.

Answer 23

Physical security

Question 24

This determines protective measures that will deny unauthorized personnel access to classified and in some instance, unclassified information and intelligence that might be derived from the interception and analysis of unintentionally emitted electrical signals from system processing this information.

Answer 24

Emission security (EMSEC)

Question 25

Cryptography relies on what two basic components?

Answer 25

Algorithm | Crypto-key

Question 26

What is cryptography?

Answer 26

The transformation of ordinary plain text in to code from(cipher text) and then recovering the plaintext data from its cipher text form

Question 27

This is authorized use of cryptographic system to return encrypted information to its original, readable form

Answer 27

Decryption

Question 28

This is the mathematical function or formula used in encryption and decryption

Answer 28

Algorithm

Question 29

This is known as a key "variable" is the parameter or numerical value used in encryption and decryption

Answer 29

Crypto-key

Question 30

The act or science of deciphering a code or coded message without a prior knowledge of the key.

Answer 30

Cryptanalysis

Question 31

Who approves all cryptographic systems and techniques used by or on the behalf of DOD activities to encrypt ______ and certain _______ ________ information.

Answer 31

NSA Classified Sensitive information

Question 32

Who approves all techniques and system used to encrypt unclassified sensitive information?

Answer 32

National institute of standards and technology | NIST

Question 33

What are two types of approved cryptographic systems?

Answer 33

Secret-key | Public-key

Question 34

What high encryption/decryption key speed using hi tech crypto system

Answer 34

Symmetric (secret-key)

Question 35

True/false: | Symmetric (secret-key) encrypt is approved by odd and the NSA to use to encrypt classified information.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

What are the two types of symmetric keys?

Answer 36

Block cipher | Stream cipher

Question 37

This encrypts/ decrypts varying lengths of data in a continuous stream instead of fixed chunks at one time

Answer 37

Stream cipher

Question 38

This operates by encrypting/decrypting one chunk of data at a time

Answer 38

Block ciphers

Question 39

This was issued to protect sensitive computer data in federal computer system by using block cipher cryptographic algorithm that converts plain text into cipher text using a key that consists of 64 bits.

Answer 39

DES

Question 40

This was issued as a "band-aid" for block cipher secret-key algorithm shortfalls

Answer 40

Triple data encryption standard(3DES)

Question 41

This classified symmetric encryption/ decryption block cipher algorithm developed by the US government for voice phones

Answer 41

Skipjack

Question 42

This was developed in a five year competition to replacement of the unsecured DES,

Answer 42

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Question 43

True/false: The problem with the secret-key system is that copies of one key must be distributed to all sides to establish a mirror image, if the keys are distributed through a secured communication channel it will be compromised during transmission.

Answer 43

False- it won't be compromised

Question 44

The _______ the key length, the _____ possible keys there will be to search through to break the code, and the information will be ______ secure.

Answer 44

Larger More More

Question 45

This system secure data transmission, approved by the NSA to transmit classified data. to and from various types of terminal equipment, such as desktop computers, teletype and etc.

Answer 45

Data encryption

Question 46

What are different types of data encryption devices?

Answer 46

TSEC/KG-84, 84A and 84C general purpose encryption device | KIV-7 high speed data encryption device

Question 47

How does voice encryption work?

Answer 47

Transmission is first scrambled by the encryption device and then carried via modem or similar communication devices securely over leased lines, satellite, microwave or radio signals.

Question 48

What are different types of voice encryption?

Answer 48

TSEC/KY-57 & KY-58 voice encryption TSEC/KY-68 digital subscriber voice terminal Secure terminal equipment

Question 49

This encryption is also known as trunk encrypts microwave trunks, high speed landlines(fiber optics) circuits and T-1/T-3 satellite channels.

Answer 49

Bulk encryption

Question 50

What are different types of bulk encryption systems?

Answer 50

TSEC/KG-194 and 194A trunk encryption devices KIV-19 TACLANE-Micro KG-175D

Question 51

This encryption system are products that classified data while in transit over internet protocol network.

Answer 51

Network encryption

Question 52

What is one network encryption device?

Answer 52

KG-250 Network encryptior

Question 53

This person is usually the wing-level manager for the base COMSEC accounts and all COMSEC programs and material on base.

Answer 53

COMSEC manager

Question 54

This person is the squadron or flight liaisons for COMSEC management, they are responsible for administering the physical security procedures for their responsible sub-accounts, validating access, and training/certifying all authorized COMSEC users

Answer 54

COMSEC responsible officer

Question 55

This person uses COMSEC materials and equipment to perform his/her mission and must safeguard these assets at all time. Once the individual May be designated as a COMSEC Authorized user and granted unescorted access to the material within their account.

Answer 55

Authorized user

Question 56

In order to be granted unrestricted access to areas containing COMSEC material, what three requirements must be verified and valid?

Answer 56

Need-to-know Proper security clearance Proper identification

Question 57

What are the two areas protected by physical security?

Answer 57

Controlled area | Restricted area

Question 58

This is a restricted area, room, group of rooms, building or installation where sensitive compartmented information may be stored and used, discussed and/or electronically processed.

Answer 58

Sensitive compartmented information facility( SCIF)

Question 59

A failure to safeguard information or protect materials from unwanted access. This is sometimes known as a _____

Answer 59

Breach

Question 60

This is a government agency that has worked to establish standards for storage containers used to safeguard materials.

Answer 60

General services administration (GSA)

Question 61

What GSA file container has a dual- combo capability to ensure two-person integrity and stores top secret material.

Answer 61

Class A vault

Question 62

Secret material must be stored in this GSA-approved safe with a single combination

Answer 62

Class B vault

Question 63

True/false: Confidential material will be stored in a secured room but may not be stored under the same safeguards as top secret or secret COMSEC materials.

Answer 63

False- it can be stored the same as TS and secret.

Question 64

This form is a record of events such as who opened/closed the container, the time it was opened/closed and who checked the container to ensure it was secured properly

Answer 64

Standard form 702. Security container check list

Question 65

How often are combinations changed and how long are cipher locks changed?

Answer 65

Combo: annually Cipher: monthly

Question 66

When should you immediately change combination locks?

Answer 66

- a person that knows the combination and no longer requires access - a container as locked is found open - if the combination is compromised - any repairs work has been made

Question 67

This is a list for unescorted access to COMSEC material that has proper authorization to gain access to a secured area

Answer 67

Access list

Question 68

This is where someone has proper identification and a sufficient need-to-know, but does not have a security clearance that is equal to or greater than the area of information. They wouldn't be put on the access list. What form would you use?

Answer 68

AF form 1109 visitor register log

Question 69

This is required when dealing with Top secret information and material

Answer 69

Two person integrity (TPI)

Question 70

What form would you use for inventory?

Answer 70

AFCOMSEC Form 16

Question 71

What ALC code whorls use for the following? - must require continuous accountability from cradle to grave and incl. short title, reg number, and quantity - must include short title and quantity - reserved for electronic keys

Answer 71

1- ALC-1 2- ALC-2 3- ALC-6

Question 72

What form do you use for destruction of information?

Answer 72

Standard form 153 COMSEC Destruction report

Question 73

When do you destroy COMSEC material?

Answer 73

When it becomes outdated and must be destroyed

Question 74

This occurs when material is destroyed without proper authority or destroyed before the super session date.

Answer 74

Premature destruction

Question 75

This occurs when material is destroyed completely by accident.

Answer 75

Inadvertent destruction

Question 76

True/false: | Destroying superseded COMSEC equipment beyond any possible reconstruction

Answer 76

False

Question 77

What are the authorized methods for routinely destroying methods of COMSEC aids?

Answer 77

Burning Shredding Pulping

Question 78

What are two methods of emergency destruction which are not suitable for destruction?

Answer 78

Sodium nitrate | Thermite

Question 79

What type of keying material should be destroyed first during emergency destruction?

Answer 79

All superseded keying material

Question 80

This determines protective measures that will deny unauthorized personnel access to classified information and intelligence that might be derived from the interception and analysis of unintentionally emitted electrical signals.

Answer 80

EMSEC

Question 81

This code name referring to investigation and studies of compromising emission

Answer 81

TEMPEST

Question 82

This is defined as unintentional intelligence-bearing signals which, if intercepted and analyzed, may disclose the information transmitted, received, handled or otherwise processed by any information processing equipment.

Answer 82

Compromising emanations

Question 83

Red and black equipment shall be separated by at least_____?

Answer 83

3ft.

Question 84

Red equipment shall be separated by at least ______ within the air craft.

Answer 84

2 inches

Question 85

Black voice equipment shall be separated from red equipment by at least________.

Answer 85

6 ft.

Question 86

What agency must approve modifications to CCI?

Answer 86

NSA

Question 87

What are unauthorized modifications to CCI considered?

Answer 87

Tampering

Question 88

Who publish the time compliance technical order or the time compliance limited maintenance manual?

Answer 88

NSA

Question 89

How will ciphering devices be delivered to a military client?

Answer 89

From the production line to a central COMSEC depot via a special courier