Primary definition
OPSEC countermeasures reduce the likelihood that critical information will be unintentionally disclosed to threat actors and should be applied to all election security risk areas, including people, operations, cybersecurity, and physical security.
Also known asoperational security countermeasures · OPSEC measures · OPSEC mitigations · operational security mitigations
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— CISA Election Security Resource LibraryView source
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CISA
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
OPSEC countermeasures reduce the likelihood that critical information will be unintentionally disclosed to threat actors and should be applied to all election security risk areas, including people, operations, cybersecurity, and physical security.
CISA Election Security Resource Library · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Opsec Countermeasures. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/opsec-countermeasures
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