What is OPSEC (operations security)?
SearchSecurity, Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
OPSEC (operations security) is an analytical process that military, law enforcement, government and private organizations use to prevent sensitive or proprietary information from being accessed inappropriately.
The OPSEC process identifies the organization's critical information, analyzes threats to that information, determines potential vulnerabilities, assesses the level of risk to each vulnerability and develops the countermeasures needed to protect the information.
The OPSEC approach to security emphasizes the importance of adopting the adversary's perspective. Security managers, IT managers and other professionals involved in the process should view their operations and systems through the eyes of those who represent a potential threat. These insights inform how they protect what is known as critical information.