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Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting Course for DOD

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This deck covers key concepts and scenarios related to counterintelligence awareness and reporting within the Department of Defense, focusing on identifying potential threats and appropriate responses.

Carl is a professor at a prominent university working on a project associated with the DOD. He receives a request from an individual to assist with fundamental research for the project. The individual appears to be overqualified for the position, but Carl decides to hire him anyway. In this scenario, what are the potential indicators of foreign intelligence entity solicitation?

Individual seeking a position they are overqualified
Individual requested to assist on a DOD project

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Carl is a professor at a prominent university working on a project associated with the DOD. He receives a request from an individual to assist with fundamental research for the project. The individual appears to be overqualified for the position, but Carl decides to hire him anyway. In this scenario, what are the potential indicators of foreign intelligence entity solicitation?

Individual seeking a position they are overqualified
Individual requested to assist on a DOD project

Dana is a new employee working for a cleared DOD contractor. She works with sensitive information on a regular basis. What behaviors does she need to exhibit in order to protect national security?

Remain Vigilant
Be ready to report
Remain observant

Pat works for the DOD as a counterintelligence analyst. Recently, he was invited by a foreign contact to attend a conference in the contact's country. He declined but met the foreign contact on a recent trip overseas and they became romantically involved. In this example, what was an indicator of foreign intelligence entity targeting?

Being invited to attend a conference in a foreign country
Becoming romantically involved with a foreign national

What do foreign intelligence entities (FIEs) attempt to collect information about?

Activities
Plans
Technologies

Inadvertent actions, such as easy passwords, practicing poor computer security, and emailing or placing personal files on your computer, create vulnerabilities to which method of collecting information?

Cyber activities

Which of the following are possible indicators of an Insider Threat?

Substance abuse and mental health issues
Criminal conduct
Financial irregularities

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Carl is a professor at a prominent university working on a project associated with the DOD. He receives a request from an individual to assist with fundamental research for the project. The individual appears to be overqualified for the position, but Carl decides to hire him anyway. In this scenario, what are the potential indicators of foreign intelligence entity solicitation?

Individual seeking a position they are overqualified
Individual requested to assist on a DOD project

Dana is a new employee working for a cleared DOD contractor. She works with sensitive information on a regular basis. What behaviors does she need to exhibit in order to protect national security?

Remain Vigilant
Be ready to report
Remain observant

Pat works for the DOD as a counterintelligence analyst. Recently, he was invited by a foreign contact to attend a conference in the contact's country. He declined but met the foreign contact on a recent trip overseas and they became romantically involved. In this example, what was an indicator of foreign intelligence entity targeting?

Being invited to attend a conference in a foreign country
Becoming romantically involved with a foreign national

What do foreign intelligence entities (FIEs) attempt to collect information about?

Activities
Plans
Technologies

Inadvertent actions, such as easy passwords, practicing poor computer security, and emailing or placing personal files on your computer, create vulnerabilities to which method of collecting information?

Cyber activities

Which of the following are possible indicators of an Insider Threat?

Substance abuse and mental health issues
Criminal conduct
Financial irregularities

You have observed suspicious behavior by a coworker. What is your role in this scenario?

Report it to your unit security or CI office

Which collection method do foreign intelligence entities (FIEs) frequently use to extract from people who have access to classified or sensitive information?

Elicitation

Which of the following actions can potentially reduce or compromise your network security and place the lives of our men and women in jeopardy?

Inputting falsified corrupted data
Phishing
Hacking

During which phase of the recruitment process does the foreign intelligence officer look for exploitable weaknesses, such as alcohol abuse, drug use, extramarital affairs, gambling, or other financial problems?

Assessing

Gene works for a cleared defense contractor. One day, he clicks a link in an email which, unbeknownst to him, downloaded a virus from a foreign intelligence entity onto the contractor's IT system. What is this an example of?

Foreign intelligence entity use of insiders

Which of the following are Potential Espionage Indicators?

Unusual work hours
Concealing foreign travel
Unexplained affluence

Kevin is working with a new foreign contact for a project. While working with the individual, Kevin notives them browsing a website that appears to advocate violence against the United States. What should Kevin do in this instance?

Report potential terrorism behaviors

You have recently worked in a location known to result in Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI). What symptoms would cause you to report a suspected AHI?

Pain
Headache
Nausea

According to DODD 5240.06 Reportable Foreign Intelligence Contacts, Activities, Indicators, and Behaviors include what?

Unauthorized electronic/recording devices
Attempts to obtain information without the need to know

To minimize the ability of an Insider Threat to go undetected, what must you and your coworkers do?

Report all suspicious activity

A new employee, who hasn't been through CI training yet, asks you about foreign intelligence entities (FIEs). How might you summarize the threats they pose?

Conducting intelligence activities to acquire U.S. information
Attempting to block or impair U.S. intelligence collection
Acting as an international terrorist

Which collection method includes offers or invitations for cultural exchange, individual-to-individual exchanges, and ambassador programs?

Solicitation and Marketing of Services

Foreign intelligence entities (FIEs) collect information from DOD on critical technology produced within cleared defense contractor facilities. What types of collection methods of operation do they frequently use?

Solicitation and marketing of services
International conventions, seminars, and exhibits
Cyber activities

Which of the following are signs of Potential Espionage in a coworker that you should report?

Disgruntled employee, attempting to gain access without need-to-know
Unexplained affluence, concealing foreign travel, unusual work hours, avoiding polygraph
Taking classified material home, unauthorized downloads, unreported contact with foreign nationals

What are possible insider threat indicators that should be reported?

Requesting access to material unrelated to current projects
Unreported foreign travel
Working unusual hours without being directed to work outside of normal hours

Under DoDD 5240.06 Reportable Foreign Intelligence Contacts, Activities, Indicators and Behaviors; which of the following is not reportable?

Authorized network access

What are some examples of foreign intelligence entity threats?

Hackers
State-sponsored computer experts of foreign nations
Foreign Corporations

Cheryl works for the DOD. She tells her coworker she is fundraising for a foreign aid group and asks for donations. Is this a potential indicator of terrorism?

It depends on the associations the foreign aid group has

Which of the following are examples of a "Security Anomaly" and should be reported?

An adversary conducts activities with precision that indicates prior knowledge
Foreign officials reveal details they should not have known

Lydia works solely in the continental United States. After a recent meeting with an unknown foreign visitor, she experiences a headache, pain, nausea, unsteadiness, and cognitive "fog." Is this a mandatory reportable CI anomaly?

Yes, since Lydia is experiencing symptoms of an AHI, she must report it.

Ed is a new employee with the DOD. He notices some odd behaviors from his coworker, Jane. Which of these behaviors is a potential terrorism indicator?

Advocating violence to achieve goals
Attempting to collect intelligence regarding installation security
Familial ties to known or suspected terrorist organization

You have been invited by an unknown person to attend an all-expense paid conference in a foreign country. How do you react?

Report the incident to your supervisor and our Facility Security Officer (FSO).

You are working with a foreign contact, when you start to experience unexplained pain, nausea, and cognitive "fog." Who should you report these symptoms to?

Your chain of command
Your CI element
Your security officer

Anna, a longtime DOD employee, recently traveled to France. While she was there, she took a brief trip to Russia without disclosing the visit to her superiors. What is this a potential indicator of?

Potential espionage indicator