FINALS Chapter 4 Flashcards
Any recorded information regardless of its physical form or characteristics
DOCUMENT
This involves the protection of documents and classified papers from loss, access by
unauthorized persons, damage, theft and compromise through disclosure
DOCUMENT AND INFORMATION SECURITY
It includes all information concerning document, cryptographic devices developed
projects and materials following on the categories of Top Secret, Confidential,
Restricted, Secret, Unclassified.
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
This refers to the assigning of information or material, one of the four security categories after determination has been made that the information requires the security protection as provided.
CLASSIFY
Information and materials the unauthorized disclosure of which would cause exceptionally grave damage to the nation, politically, economically, or from a security aspect. This category is reserved for the nation’s closest secrets and is to be used with great reserve. It is covered with legal size bond paper lined with ½ inch green border.
Top Secret
Information and material the unauthorized disclosure of which would endanger
national security, cause serious injury to the interest or prestige of the nation or
of any governmental activity or would be of great advantage to a foreign land. It is
covered with legal size bond paper lined with ½ inch red border.
Secret
Information and material the unauthorized disclosure of which, while not endangering the national security would be prejudicial to the interest or prestige of the nation or any government activity, or would cause administrative embarrassment or unwarranted injury to an individual or would be of advantage to
a foreign nation. It is covered with legal size bond paper lined with ½ inch blue
border.
Confidential
Information and material which requires special protection other than that
determined to be TOP SECRET, SECRET, or CONFIDENTIAL. Cover sheet is not
necessary, what is important is a bold “RESTRICTED” word at the top and at the
bottom of the bond paper.
Restricted
These include records that are liable records of which reproduction does not have same value as the original, record needed to recover cash to replace buildings, equipment, raw materials, finished products and records needed to avoid delay in restoration of production, sales and services
- Class A – Vital Records
These include records which loss might cause inconvenience but could be readily replaced and which not in the meantime present an insurmountable obstacle to the prompt restoration of the business.
- Class B – Useful Records
These include records of the reproduction of which will involve considerable expense and labor, or considerable delay.Operating and statistical records belong to this class as well as those to maintain check on efficiencies, operating costs, etc. also included are contracts, customers credit files, sales records of experiments in progress, etc
- ClassC – Important Records
These are the daily files, routine in nature so that even if lost or destroyed, will not
affect operation or administratio
ClassD – Non – Essential Records
The act of removing the security classification from classified information or
matter.
DECLASSIFY
It refers to the act of changing the assigned classification from classified information or matter.
RECLASSIFY
It refers to the act of assigning the information or matter to the higher classification than that previously assigned to it.
UPGRADING
It is the dissemination of classified information or matter to be limited strictly to
those people whose duties requires knowledge or possession thereof
NEED TO KNOW
It refers to the grant of access to the classified matter only to properly cleared person when such classified information is required in the performance of their official duties.
COMPARTMENTATION
This takes place through the loss of security which results from unauthorized persons obtaining knowledge of classified matters
COMPROMISE
The process of destroying a document which is no longer significant in the organization
PURGING
These are information’s that in some special way relates to the status or activities of the possessor and over which the possessor asserts ownership.
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
✓ It consist of any formula, pattern, device or compilation of information which is used
in one’s business and which gives him an opportunity to gain an advantage versus
competitors who do not know or use it. It may be a formula for a chemical compound, a process of manufacturing, treating or preserving materials, a pattern for machine or device, or a list of customers. A trade secret is a process or device for continuous use in the protection of the business.
TRADE SECRETS
✓ This is a grant made by the government to an inventor, conveying or securing to him
the exclusive right to make, use, or sell his invention for term of 17 years.
PATENT
✓ Is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols
or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party
from those of others.
TRADE MARKS
✓ Is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive right to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is “the right to copy”,
but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine
who may adapt the work to other forms, who may performs the work, who may
financially benefit from it, and other related rights.
COPYRIGHT
✓ It is an administrative determination by a competent authority that an individual is
eligible, from a security standpoint, for access to security classified information’s.
SECURITYCLEARANCE
✓ The certification by a responsible authority that the person described is cleared for
access to classified matter at the appropriate level.
SECURITY CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
✓ It is valid for five years unless sooner revoked by the issuing authority.
FINAL
✓ It is valid for two years unless sooner revoked by the issuing authority.
INTERIM