ISP Classification Management, Marking & Safeguarding of Classified Information

Question 1

Which classification level applies to information whose unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to national security?

Accepted Answer

Secret

Answer

Confidential means damage, Secret means serious damage, and Top Secret means exceptionally grave damage to national security. CUI is not classified.

Question 2

A cleared contractor creates a new document using information from a classified source document. This activity is called:

Accepted Answer

Derivative classification

Answer

Derivative classification is incorporating, paraphrasing or restating already-classified information in a new document and marking it according to the source or a security classification guide. Contractors perform derivative classification, not original classification.

Question 3

Which three items typically make up the classification authority block on a derivatively classified document?

Accepted Answer

Classified By, Derived From, Declassify On

Answer

A derivatively classified document shows the derivative classifier ('Classified By'), the source or guide ('Derived From'), and the declassification instruction ('Declassify On').

Question 4

What form is used to record the opening and closing of a security container?

Accepted Answer

SF 702, Security Container Check Sheet

Answer

SF 702 records each opening, closing and check of a security container. SF 701 is the Activity Security Checklist for end-of-day area checks.

Question 5

When must the combination to a security container be changed?

Accepted Answer

When first placed into use, when someone with knowledge of it departs or loses access, when it is compromised, or when the container is taken out of service

Answer

Combinations must be changed on initial use, on departure or loss of clearance of anyone who knows them, on suspected compromise, and when the container is taken out of service (reset to the factory standard 50-25-50).

(ISP) Industrial Security Professional Certification Practice Test

(ISP) Industrial Security Professional Certification Practice Test

ISP Classification Management, Marking & Safeguarding of Classified Information