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What is Information Assurance?
Information Assurance (IA) is defined by the techniques and methods we use to protect and defend automated information and information systems through risk management techniques in order to provide reasonable stratums of availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation.
What is the Army Information Assurance Program?
The Army Information Assurance Program (AIAP) is a unified approach to protect unclassified, sensitive, or classified information stored, processed, accessed, or transmitted by Army ISs.
What Army Regulations govern the Army Information Assurance Program?
AR 25-2, para. 1-4a
What is the AIAP designed to achieve?
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What do IA Best Business Practices (BBPs) allow?
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The Goals of the AIAP include responding to the Army's widespread use of Information Systems, reducing security risks to acceptable levels, and _______.
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What are managers of federal information systems responsible for?
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What is DoD Instruction 5200.01?
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What is DoD Directive 5200.2?
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What is DoD Directive 5210.50?
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What is DoD Directive 5230.9?
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Study Notes
Information Assurance Overview
- Information Assurance (IA) involves techniques and methods to protect automated information systems through risk management.
- Key goals include ensuring availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation.
Army Information Assurance Program (AIAP)
- AIAP aims to protect unclassified, sensitive, or classified information within Army information systems.
- It consolidates efforts to secure information and associated systems, enhancing trust in information sources.
- Access privileges do not extend to Special Access Programs or circumvent existing need-to-know criteria.
Governing Regulations
- The program is governed by Army Regulation 25-2, specifically paragraph 1-4a.
Objectives of the AIAP
- Achieve cost-effective policy through a risk management approach.
- Develop local policies, identify threats and resources, and adequately plan security overall.
- Focus on integrating technological and procedural changes as required by policy adjustments.
Best Business Practices (BBPs)
- IA BBPs implement ideas and methodologies from both industry and Army resources.
- They establish standards necessary to respond rapidly to technology changes and support Army policy.
Goals of the AIAP
- Enhance response to the Army’s extensive use of information systems and rising security risks.
- Reduce security risks to an acceptable level and ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
- Establish a unified approach to protecting information and ensure operational continuity.
Responsibilities of Information System Managers
- Managers must maintain familiarity and comply with legal requirements despite vague guidelines.
- The focus is on integrating IA activities into automated information systems.
DoD Policies and Directives
- DoD Instruction 5200.01: Governs classification and safeguarding of national security information.
- DoD Directive 5200.2: Ensures personnel in sensitive positions maintain reliability and trustworthiness.
- DoD Directive 5210.50: Mandates reporting and investigating unauthorized disclosures of classified information.
- DoD Directive 5230.9: Establishes procedures for reviewing and clearing DoD information for public release.
- DoD Directive 8100.1: Involves policies regarding the Global Information Grid, focusing on information security and management.
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This quiz covers the fundamentals of Information Assurance (IA) and dives into the Army Information Assurance Program (AIAP). It highlights the importance of risk management, securing information systems, and the objectives and regulations governing the AIAP. Test your knowledge on key goals such as availability, integrity, and confidentiality.