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UNIT SECURITY
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SCOPE OF PRESENTATION
I. INTRODUCTION
II. PHYSICAL SECURITY
III. PERSONNEL SECURITY
IV. DOCUMENT SECURITY
V. OPERATIONAL SECURITY
VI. COMMUNICATION SECURITY
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Five Factors Of Unit Security
1. Physical Security
2. Personnel Security
3. Document Security4. Operational Security
5. Communication Security
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PHYSICAL SECURITY
A. Physical security measures include:
1. Barriers such as:
a. Human - Security guardsb. Animal - Guard dogs
c. Natural - Mountains, rivers,
lakes, swamps, desertsd. Energy - Electrical or
electronic (alarms, lights)
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PHYSICAL SECURITY
A. Physical security measures include:
2. Fire Prevention Equipment and
Plans3. Other Physical Security Measures
B. A unit commander must know hisunit and must take
adequatemeasures to insure physical security.
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PERSONNEL SECURITY
A. Personnel Security includes all measures common to
allmilitary units - security clearance, badge and passsystem and
security instructions.
B. An intelligence unit encounters other problems such as
the visits made by uncleared and even unidentifiedpeople who
give and obtain information. Such personsmust be treated
courteously, but must be restrainedfrom roaming unaccompanied
through unit offices.
C. Persons to be employed in an intelligence unit must bechecked
to be sure that they are not security risks andmust be continually
checked to ensure that their statushas not changed.
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DOCUMENT SECURITY
A. Problems of an intelligence unit arecomparatively greater,
not only because of therelatively large volume of classified
material,but also because of the sensitivity of theinformation.
B. Measures are connected with the handling,transmission,
storage and destruction ofclassified documents.
C. In tactical situations, the unit commander'ssecurity problems
are greatly increased.
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OPERATIONAL SECURITY
A. Operational security includes the decision as well as
theaccomplishment of necessary measures as to whetherthe unit will
operate covertly or overtly.
B. It also includes measures for maintaining the security of
undercover agents, informants, vehicles andsafehouses.
C. One of the best methods to accomplish operationalsecurity is
to limit the knowledge of covert operations toan absolute
minimum.
D. The identity of unit informants must be protected at allcost,
both for their own welfare and for their continuedeffectiveness as
sources of intelligence information.
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COMMUNICATION SECURITY
A. Security hazards are inherent in electronic
devices, because transmissions can be
intercepted, overheard and recorded.
B. Personnel commit more security violations overtelephones than
through the actual loss of
documents.
C. Communication between agents in the field
must be protected, otherwise the entire
operation of a unit may be compromised.
