What occurs when classified information or controlled unclassified information is transferred?

This course provides an overview of what unauthorized disclosure is, including specific types of unauthorized disclosure and some common misconceptions about unauthorized disclosure. This course will also discuss the types of damage caused by unauthorized disclosure and the various sanctions one could face if caught engaging in unauthorized disclosure.

NOTE 1: If you are completing this course as a prerequisite for a CDSE instructor-led course or as part of a specific CDSE training curriculum, you must take the Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information and Controlled Unclassified Information Exam in STEPP to receive credit for completion. The passing grade is (75%) for the examination. You may register for the exam via STEPP at https://cdse.usalearning.gov/course/view.php?id=800.

NOTE 2: A certificate is provided after this course is completed; however, there is no record maintained by CDSE. Students must print or save a local copy of the certificate as proof of course completion.

What occurs when classified information or controlled unclassified information is transferred to an information system?

Data spills are willful, negligent, or inadvertent disclosures of information. They occur when classified information or CUI is transferred or transmitted onto a system that lacks the appropriate security level or, in the case of CUI, that lacks the required protection or access controls.

When two pieces of unclassified information considered together are classified it is referred to as?

Two or more items of unclassified information, when put together create some additional factor which warrants classification. This is classification by compilation.

What is unauthorized disclosure of information?

Unauthorized disclosure means a communication or physical transfer of classified information to an unauthorized recipient.

When destroying or disposing of classified information you must quizlet?

Classified waste disposal requires destroying government documents to prevent release of their contents. The three primary methods used by the Federal Government to destroy classified documents are incineration, shredding or milling (dry process), and pulping (wet process).