Spillage
14 community-sourced questions and answers about Spillage, aggregated from every CBT we've indexed that covers this topic.
After reading an online story about a new security project being developed on the military installation where you work, your neighbor asks you to comment about the article. You know that this project is classified. How should you respond?
Attempt to change the subject to something non-work related, but neither confirm nor deny the article's authenticity
Which of the following may help to prevent spillage?
Label all files, removable media, and subject headers with appropriate classification markings.
A user writes down details marked as Secret from a report stored on a classified system and uses those details to draft a briefing on an unclassified system without authorization. What is the best choice to describe what has occurred?
Spillage because classified data was moved to a lower classification level system without authorization.
What should you do when you are working on an unclassified system and receive an email with a classified attachment?
Store classified data appropriately in a GSA-approved vault/container.
What should you do if a reporter asks you about potentially classified information on the web?
~Verify that any government equipment used for processing classified information has valid anti-virus software before connecting it to the internet (wrong) ~Follow procedures for transferring data to and from outside agency and non-Government networks
What should you do if you suspect spillage has occurred?
~Note the website's URL and report the situation to your security point of contact
Which of the following is a good practice to prevent spillage?
Appropriate clearance, a signed and approved non-disclosure agreement, and need-to-know
Which of the following actions is appropriate after finding classified information on the Internet?
Appropriate clearance, a signed and approved non-disclosure agreement, and need-to-know
Which of the following may help prevent inadvertent spillage?
Call your security point of contact immediately
What is a proper response if spillage occurs?
Follow procedures for transferring data to and from outside agency and non-Government networks.
You find information that you know to be classified on the Internet. what should you do?
Ensure proper labeling by appropriately marking all classified material and, when required, sensitive material
Which of the following may help to prevent spillage? -Verify that any government equipment used for processing classified information has valid anti-virus software before connecting it to the internet -Follow procedures for transferring data to and from outside agency and non-Government networks -Purge the memory of any device removed from a classified network before connecting it to an unclassified network -Process all data at the highest classification or protection level available, including unclassified data
~Verify that any government equipment used for processing classified information has valid anti-virus software before connecting it to the internet (wrong) ~Follow procedures for transferring data to and from outside agency and non-Government networks
You Receive an inquiry from a reporter about government information not cleared for public release. How should you respond? -Ignore the inquiry -Refer to reporter to your organization's public affairs office -Gather as much information as possible about the reporter's source -Tell the reporter that the information must not be publicly shared
Refer to reporter to your organization's public affairs office
A vendor conducting a pilot program with your organization contacts you for organizational data to use in a prototype. How should you respond? -Provide the requested data using an encrypted channels -Direct the vendor to publicly available data -Refer the vendor to the appropriate personnel -Ask the vendor to sign a confidentiality agreement before providing data
Direct the vendor to publicly available data