Network Administration
This command-line utility is used to verify Layer 3 connectivity to another host by sending ICMP echo requests.
What is Ping?
The High Frequency (HF) band operates within this specific frequency range.
What is 3 to 30 MHz?
In the CIA triad, this principle ensures that information has not been altered or tampered with by unauthorized parties.
What is Integrity?
This next-generation enterprise system replaced EKMS for ordering, delivering, and managing cryptographic material.
What is KMI (Key Management Infrastructure)?
The prosign "Z" denotes this message precedence, reserved for the most urgent traffic.
What is FLASH?
In the OSI model, switches primarily operate at this layer, relying on MAC addresses to forward frames.
What is Layer 2 (Data Link Layer)?
Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio communications are generally limited to this type of propagation path.
What is Line of Sight (LOS)?
This type of malicious software encrypts a user's files and demands payment in exchange for the decryption key.
What is Ransomware?
This strict security measure requires at least two authorized, cleared personnel to be present when handling Top Secret keying material.
What is TPI (Two-Person Integrity)?
According to Navy messaging standards, an Immediate (O) precedence message must be processed and delivered within this timeframe.
What is 30 minutes?
This Microsoft Windows feature allows administrators to centralize the management of user and computer configurations across an Active Directory domain.
What is Group Policy (or GPO)?
This layer of the Earth's atmosphere is responsible for refracting HF radio waves, allowing for Over-The-Horizon (OTH) communications.
What is the Ionosphere?
The Navy uses this cryptographic framework, which relies on public and private key pairs, to enable secure CAC authentication and email encryption.
What is PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)?
Failing to properly complete a CMS-25 destruction log is considered this type of security anomaly, which is not a full incident but must be reported locally.
What is a PDS (Practice Dangerous to Security)?
This unique string of characters, formatted like 150944Z AUG 26, is used to uniquely identify naval messages and log their transmission time.
What is the Date Time Group (DTG)?
A subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 corresponds to this CIDR notation.
What is /24?
This tactical data link (TDL) operates on UHF and HF frequencies and requires a Net Control Station (NCS) to manage the polling sequence.
What is Link 11?
This DoD process replaced DIACAP and is used to categorize information systems, select security controls, and authorize them to operate (ATO).
What is the RMF (Risk Management Framework)?
This hand-held, ruggedized PDA is the standard DoD device used to receive, store, and transfer cryptographic keys to end cryptographic units (ECUs).
What is the SKL (Simple Key Loader / AN/PYQ-10)?
This condition is imposed by a commander to drastically reduce non-essential message traffic across the network during an emergency or crisis.
What is MINIMIZE?
This dynamic routing protocol uses "Cost" as its metric and operates within a single autonomous system, commonly used on Navy enterprise networks.
What is OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)?
This high-capacity military satellite communications system provides wideband capabilities for US and allied forces, often replacing older DSCS satellites.
What is WGS (Wideband Global SATCOM)?
According to standard incident response frameworks, this is the very first phase, occurring before an incident even happens.
What is Preparation?
In the standard COMSEC architecture, the Local Management Device/Key Processor (LMD/KP) at a local command represents this specific Tier.
What is Tier 2?
This web-based messaging system is the Navy's primary program of record for transmitting organizational messages over IP networks.
What is C2OIX (Command and Control Official Information Exchange)?