Operational security
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propaganda poster which popularized the cautionary phrase "Loose lips sink ships" Operational security (OPSEC) or operations security is a process that identifies critical information to determine whether friendly actions can be observed by enemy intelligence, determines if information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them, and then executes selected measures that eliminate or reduce adversary exploitation of friendly critical information. anti-rumor propaganda (1941–1945) The term "operations security" was coined by the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War.
propaganda poster which popularized the cautionary phrase "Loose lips sink ships"]] Operational security (OPSEC) or operations security is a process that identifies critical information to determine whether friendly actions can be observed by enemy intelligence, determines if information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them, and then executes selected measures that eliminate or reduce adversary exploitation of friendly critical information. anti-rumor propaganda (1941–1945)]] The term "operations security" was coined by the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War.
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IT security
NIST SP 800-53 defines OPSEC as the "process by which potential adversaries can be denied information about capabilities and intentions by identifying, controlling, and protecting generally unclassified evidence of the planning and execution of sensitive activities."
See also
Controlled Unclassified Information - CUI For Official Use Only – FOUO Information security Intelligence cycle security Security Security culture Sensitive but unclassified – SBU Social engineering
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