SAPPC Information Security Flashcards
What is the key to providing protection to transferred material?
Vigilance and strict adherence to transmission and transportation policy
Classified Transporting/Transmitting Policies and Guidance
- DoDM 5200.01 v3 2. NISPOM - DoD 5220.22-M 3. Standard practice procedures (SPP) may provide additional procedures for implementing the guidance in the NISPOM. 4. The contract may also include provisions with more specific guidance on how to transport and transmit classified material.
When is transmission/transportation of classified appropriate?
The sender has the authority, based on contract or government authorization, to share the material AND The receiver has a legitimate need to know, clearance, and appropriate secure storage for the material
Receiver Responsibilities
- Have procedures in place to ensure that only authorized personnel receive classified packages, regardless of how they arrive 2. Inspect immediately for any damage that may have occurred in transit and for signs of tampering 3. Ensure there is a receipt 4. Ensure the inventory matches the receipt
How to ensure a receiver’s ability to protect classified?
• Ascertain the facility clearance and storage capability of a contractor facility: -Contact the appropriate DCSA Field Office -Contact the FSO -Review contractor data in the Industrial Security Facilities Database (ISFD) • Determine the storage capability at a U.S. government facility: -Contact the facility
What level of transfer requires a receipt?
Secret and above
What to do if a package is received without a receipt?
-Contact the sender -Ensure all items are accounted for -Ensure the sender includes required receipts in any future shipments
If the inventory matches the receipt, what do you do next?
-Sign the receipt and mail it back to the sender -Enters the materials into your own classified information management system -Safeguard the materials
If the inventory does not match the receipt what do you do?
Contact the sender immediately and initiate a preliminary inquiry to ascertain whether any classified information has been lost or compromised
What do you do if there are signs of tampering?
The Facility Security Officer (FSO) at the receiving facility must send a report to the Cognizant Security Office (CSO) in accordance with the NISPOM.
Top Secret Methods of Transport
- Defense Courier Service 2. Designated Courier/ Escort/ Handcarrier 3. CSA Approved Secure Communications
The Defense Courier Service will not transfer…
• Contraband, (including controlled substances) • Explosives, ammunition, firearms, and components • Radioactive material, etiological, or other hazardous material • Flammables • Liquids • Batteries • Currency, military payment certificates, bonds, securities, precious metals, jewels • Postage stamps or other negotiable instruments
Ensure what 4 things before using a secure telephone to transmit classified information?
• Classification level of discussion matches device classification level • Sender and receiver both have appropriate clearance and need to know • Equipment is secure • Ability exists to control access to physical location
Escort vs. Courier vs. Handcarrier
Handcarrier - A cleared employee who may on occasion transport classified material Escort - A cleared employee who accompanies a shipment of classified material to its destination Courier - A cleared employee whose principal duty is to transmit classified material
Methods of transfer for Secret information
-All Top Secret methods -USPS Express and Registered Mail -Cleared Commercial Carrier -Cleared Commercial Messenger Service -CSA-Approved Commercial Delivery Company
3 Requirements for USPS Express Mail
• NEVER execute Block 11-B of label (Waiver of Signature and Indemnity) • A cleared employee must give the parcel directly to USPS personnel (use of street-side boxes is prohibited) • Be sure your parcel will be back under control in a timely manner -Recommend transmit of materials on a day that will ensure the recipient will be available to receive it on the following day
NEVER use GSA Approved Commercial Delivery Service to transmit what type of information?
COMSEC NATO FGI
Confidential Methods of Transport
All the methods of Top Secret and Secret Non-Cleared Commercial Carrier USPS Certified Mail
What is Constant Surveillance Service (CSS)?
A transportation protective service provided by a commercial carrier qualified to transport Confidential shipments
What is the Protective Security Service?
A transportation protective service provided by a cleared commercial carrier qualified by the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) to transport Secret shipments