ISC2 ISSEP Exam - Topic 3 Question 33 Discussion

Answer option A is incorrect. The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) is a repository of

scientific and technical documents for the United States Department of Defense. DTIC serves the

DoD community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical,

engineering, and business related information available today. DTIC's documents are available to

DoD personnel and defense contractors, with unclassified documents also available to the public.

DTIC's aim is to serve a vital link in the transfer of information among DoD personnel, DoD

contractors, and potential contractors and other U.S. Government agency personnel and their

contractors. Answer option D is incorrect. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new

technology for use by the military. DARPA has been responsible for funding the development of

many technologies which have had a major effect on the world, including computer networking, as

well as NLS, which was both the first hypertext system, and an important precursor to the

contemporary ubiquitous graphical user interface. DARPA supplies technological options for the

entire Department, and is designed to be the 'technological engine' for transforming DoD. Answer

option C is incorrect. The Defense-wide Information Assurance Program (DIAP) protects and

supports DoD information, information systems, and information networks, which is important to

the Department and the armed forces throughout the day-to-day operations, and in the time of

crisis.The DIAP uses the OSD method to plan, observe, organize, and incorporate IA activities. The

role of DIAP is to act as a facilitator for program execution by the combatant commanders, Military

Services, and Defense Agencies. The DIAP staff combines functional and programmatic skills for a

comprehensive Defense-wide approach to IA. The DIAP's main objective is to ensure that the DoD's

vital information resources are secured and protected by incorporating IA activities to get a secure

net-centric GIG operation enablement and information supremacy by applying a Defense-in-Depth

methodology that integrates the capabilities of people, operations, and technology to establish a

multi-layer, multidimensional protection.