Unauthorized Disclosure for DoD and Industry SPeD Practice Exam

The classification levels recognized by the Department of Defense (DoD) are designed to protect national security information based on the potential damage that unauthorized disclosure could cause. The primary established classification levels are Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential. These levels correspond to varying degrees of sensitivity:

- **Top Secret** designates information that could cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if disclosed.

- **Secret** is for information that could cause serious damage.

- **Confidential** refers to information that could cause damage to national security.

The term "Restricted," while it may imply a classification or controlled access scenario, is not officially recognized as a standard classification level within the DoD system. Instead, it can refer to various designations around access control in different contexts but does not denote a classified category on the same level as the other three. Thus, the identification of Restricted as not being a recognized classification level in the DoD is correct.