The Naval Operations Security Support Team
The NOST’s mission is to provide OPSEC support to the Department of the Navy in order to improve the warfighting effectiveness of the fleet forces. As the OPSEC element for the DoN, the NOST guides, assists, and assesses OPSEC programs throughout the Navy and Marine Corps, and develops OPSEC doctrine, training, and awareness for the DoN. The NOST improves the OPSEC posture of our U.S. Naval Forces by educating and training our Sailors, Marines, civilians, and family members.
Operations Security (OPSEC) is a systematic method used to identify, control, and protect critical information and subsequently analyze friendly actions associated with military operations and other activities. Ultimately, OPSEC is protecting your information and activities from your adversaries.
The OPSEC Process
Information about friendly (U.S., allied, and/or coalition) activities, intentions, capabilities, or limitations an adversary seeks in order to gain a military, political, diplomatic, economic, or technological advantage. Simply put, any information that the “bad guy” wants and needs to do us harm or allows them to gain an advantage over us.
A person, or group of people, whose objective differs with the friendly objective.
A measure of the potential degree to which protected information is subject to loss through adversary exploitation. Basically, this is the likelihood your information will be collected and acted on.
A weakness that the adversary can exploit.
Anything that effectively negates or mitigates an adversary’s ability to exploit vulnerabilities.
OPSEC in the News
Retired USS Drum Sailors Reunite in San Diego
Retired Sailors once assigned to former Sturgeon-class fast attack submarine USS Drum (SSN 677) gathered in San Diego for a reunion celebration, Oct. 13-16.Read More...
IW Sailors Take on World Martial Arts Games
Two Sailors from the Navy's information warfare (IW) community represented the United States at the international World Martial Arts Games in Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 14-16.Read More...
NMLC Ensures Life-Saving Breast Screening Equipment Reaches Military Treatment Facilities Globally
Many know October is Women's Health and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What might not be common knowledge is how Naval Medical Logistics Command (NMLC) supports women's health and breast cancer prevention. Read More...