Secret-related personnel should sign a letter of confidentiality responsibility, which is a legal document with considerable legal effect and binding force.

Confidentiality responsibility is a standard document to regulate the behavior of secret-related personnel. On the one hand, it clearly stipulates the confidentiality obligations of secret-related personnel, on the other hand, it can strengthen the confidentiality awareness and responsibility awareness of secret-related personnel. In addition, secret-related personnel should receive strict confidentiality education and training, master basic confidentiality knowledge and skills, so as to better perform their confidentiality duties.

In the letter of confidentiality responsibility, the confidentiality unit will list in detail the norms, requirements and systems that the secret-related personnel need to abide by, and require the secret-related personnel to strictly abide by, keep secrets and protect them. When signing the letter of confidentiality responsibility, the secret-related personnel must carefully read and understand, sign written evidence to prove that they know the confidential contents and responsibilities, and strictly follow the regulations.

Confidentiality education and training is a special training to improve the confidentiality awareness and skills of secret-related personnel, which can play a role in avoiding or appropriately reducing losses when secret-related personnel expose misconduct or weak confidentiality system. The contents of security education and training include: national laws, regulations and rules, principles of security work, responsibilities and rights of security organs, responsibilities and obligations of secret-related personnel, etc.

Secret-related knowledge is an important skill that secret-related personnel must master, which mainly includes the main points that need to be paid attention to in practical work, the procedures and methods for handling secret-related documents, the precautions for using secret-related approval documents, and the safety precautions when surfing the Internet. This knowledge is the embodiment of the professional quality and confidentiality awareness of security personnel, and it is also an important guarantee for them to play a confidential role in their work.

In a word, the secret-related personnel should sign a confidentiality responsibility letter, receive confidentiality education and training at the same time, and master basic confidentiality knowledge and skills. Only by strengthening the confidentiality awareness and responsibility awareness of secret-related personnel can we better avoid security risks and protect the information security of the state, units and individuals.