What are the 4 national security classifications?
Current classifications
- OFFICIAL.
- SECRET.
- TOP SECRET.
- Special handling instructions.
Why is protective marking or a security classification scheme used for documents?
Protective marking will enable instant information about a document’s security status and handling requirements at a glance and encourages everyone to think about how they handle information. The automated default marking of documents will be OFFICIAL.
What is official security classification?
The three security classifications (OFFICIAL, SECRET and TOP SECRET) indicate the increasing sensitivity of information AND the baseline personnel, physical and information security controls necessary to defend against a broad profile of applicable threats: ●
What is a protective marking?
Protective markings labels guide Information that if compromised could cause limited damage to government operations, organisations or individuals. Personal or staff information. Information subject to legal privilege. Tenders or commercially confidential contracts.
What are the 6 levels of security classification?
Primary levels
- Confidential.
- Secret.
- Top Secret.
- Special Access Program.
- Sensitive Compartmented Information.
- Restricted Data/Formerly Restricted Data.
- Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
- For Official Use Only (FOUO)
What is a protective marking scheme?
Protective Marking is a process by which one of the above marks, indicating the sensitivity or otherwise of a document, is visually added to the document/information being shared.
What does the protective markings policy cover?
Protective Marking refers to all information, which includes but is not limited to, physical assets and electronic assets. It relates to the storage, transmission, carriage and disposal of information throughout the lifecycle of the data.
What are protective markings?
Protective markings labels guide Information that if compromised could cause limited damage to government operations, organisations or individuals.
What is the highest security clearance in Australia?
The four levels of security clearance:
- Baseline Clearance – Access to protected information.
- Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) – Access to secret information.
- Negative Vetting Level 2 (NV2) – Access to top secret information.
- Positive Vetting (PV) – Access to top secret information when NV2 clearance isn’t sufficient.
How are classified documents marked?
➢ Conspicuously place the overall classification at the top and bottom of the page. ➢ If the document contains more than one page, place the overall marking at the top and bottom of the outside of the front cover, on the title page, on the first page, and on the outside of the back cover (if any).
Why is protective marking used?
Protective Marking helps to make sure that the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information is maintained – this is done by highlighting its importance and sensitivity through the use of the appropriate visual mark.
What is protection level 3?
Protection Level 3 (P3) Institutional Information and related IT Resources whose unauthorized disclosure or modification could result in small to moderate fines, penalties or civil actions.