PSTC SLIDE FORMAT

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OPERATIONAL SECURITY (OPSEC)
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AIM
To provide an overview of OPSEC, what you can do
to protect our information, and what you can do
to deny the adversary from collecting our
information
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REFERENCES

• National Defence Security Instruction (NDSI)
• National Defence Security Policy (NDSP)
• UNCLAS CANFORGEN 136/06 CDS 050/06 on Guidance on
  blogs and other Internet Communication CF Ops
  and activities

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MAIN TEACHING POINTS

• Definition
• What can we learn from OPSEC?
• What are my limitations ?
• Where is the adversary collecting ?
• Daily OPSEC awareness.
• Tips

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OPSEC CYCLE
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CAUTION

• This lecture is meant to enhance your awareness
  of OPSEC with respect to daily routine and not to
  replace existing OPSEC programs in your unit.

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OPSEC
It is said that OPSEC is the guarantor of Freedom
of Action
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WHAT IS OPSEC?

• OPSEC is keeping potential adversaries from
  discovering our critical information. As the name
  suggests, it protects our operations planned,
  in progress and those completed. Success depends
  on secrecy and surprise, so the organization can
  accomplish the mission quicker and with less
  risk. Enemies of Canada want our information, and
  theyre not just after the military member to get
  it. They want information from you, the civilian
  or dependant family members

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WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM OPSEC?

• Look at your daily activities from an adversarial
  point of view
• Understand what an adversary might know about you
  or the organization you are employed with
• Assess the amount of risk this places on you and
  the mission

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WHAT ARE MY LIMITATIONS ?

• As a minimum you should not disclose
• Movement (Deployment and Timings)
• Any issues with unit organization
• Anything concerning security
• Equipment issues (numbers, type etc.)
• Location of units

If it doesnt feel right, then it is not
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ADVERSARIES COLLECT AT

• Public market, if you are deployed
• Around locally employed persons
• Gyms
• Shopping malls
• Public transportation
• Basically anywhere someone you dont know who
  could be listening (e.g. Café)

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DAILY OPSEC AWARENESS

• Be aware of your surroundings
• Keep sensitive discussions to designated secure
  areas
• Keep a need-to-know attitude
• Safeguard sensitive but unclassified information

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A FEW TIPS

• Ensure your co-workers know the information you
  discuss with them, is to stay between you and
  them
• Limit what you say on telephones. Whether theyre
  landlines, cordless or cell phones, they can all
  be tapped
• Censor what you put in e-mails. Anything sent
  out on the Internet can be seen by anyone on the
  Internet
• Limit what you say out in public, you never know
  who is trying to listen in on your conversations

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A FEW TIPS

• Avoid Blogs and Chat Rooms.
• Bluetooth and Blackberry are the largest leaks
  while sitting in airports when you are in transit
  to and from theatre you conduct business and
  someone 30 feet away can download everything of
  what you are doing.
• Blackberry can be remote triggered causing it to
  transmit information. (remove batteries)
• Be mindful of what you throw in the garbage.
• Pictures from overseas can easily violate OPSEC.

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QUESTIONS?