CFA CFA Asset Recruitment & Handling 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a 'cutout' in asset handling?

Accepted Answer

To sever direct contact between a handler and asset, protecting both from exposure

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To provide financial payments to an asset without receipts

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To conduct surveillance on a potentially compromised asset

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To relay false information to the opposing service

Question 2

How should a handler immediately respond upon learning that an asset has reported being surveilled?

Accepted Answer

Suspend all contact immediately and initiate emergency protocols to assess the situation

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Instruct the asset to continue normal activities to avoid arousing suspicion

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Arrange an immediate in-person meeting to debrief the asset

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Transfer the asset to a different handler without delay

Question 3

What is the term for an asset who has been secretly turned by an opposing intelligence service and is now feeding disinformation?

Accepted Answer

Double agent

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Sleeper agent

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Notional asset

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Compromised cutout

Question 4

What is 'compartmentalization' in the context of managing multiple assets?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring each asset knows only what is necessary for their specific role and does not know other assets or operations

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Filing asset records in separate locked compartments

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Assigning each asset to a different geographic region

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Rotating handlers among assets on a regular schedule

Question 5

What is the primary security risk of meeting an asset at their workplace?

Accepted Answer

The meeting may be observed by colleagues, surveillance cameras, or security personnel, exposing both parties

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The asset may demand higher compensation in a familiar environment

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Workplace meetings are prohibited under US federal law

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The handler may be recognized by the asset's supervisor

Question 6

Which method is most secure for passing instructions to an asset in a denied area?

Accepted Answer

Dead drop

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Telephone call

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Email via personal account

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In-person brush pass in a public area