New Case Studies – August Pulse – Upcoming Webinars – Insider Threat Conferences – NITAM – STEPP Notice
August 23, 2022

New Case Studies

CDSE has added new and updated case studies to the CDSE Case Study Library:

  • Levii Delgado – A case study of sabotage
  • Meyya Meyyappan – A case study of foreign espionage
  • Daniel Hale – A case of unauthorized disclosure

Visit the Case Study Library to view all our products.

August Pulse

We recently released the CDSE Pulse, a monthly security awareness newsletter that features topics of interest to the security community.  In addition, we share upcoming courses, webinars, and conferences. The August newsletter focused on Antiterrorism Awareness.  Check out all the newsletters in CDSE’s Electronic Library or subscribe/update your current subscription to get the newsletter sent directly to your inbox by submitting your email address to CDSE News!

August Webinars

CDSE invites you to participate in all our upcoming webinars:

Physical Security Posture: Security-In-Depth (SID)
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
 
Counter Insider Threat Resources for Your Organization
Thursday, September 8, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET

Disinformation and Insider Threat
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
 
Personnel Vetting Policy Overview with OUSD(I&S)
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET

Visit the Webinars and Conferences webpage to sign up for all four events and join the discussion!

Register For 2022 Insider Threat Virtual Security Conference

Registration is open for the Insider Threat Virtual Conference. On September 1, the conference, jointly hosted by CDSE and Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)), will bring security professionals and policy makers across the U.S. Government and industry together to kick off the National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM) campaign. This year’s theme is “Critical Thinking in Digital Spaces.” Visit the CDSE website to register.

Counter-Insider Threat (C-InT) Social & Behavioral Science (SBS) Summit Registration Now Open 

Register now for the Counter-Insider Threat (C-InT) Social & Behavioral Science (SBS) Summit. This 30-day virtual event will focus on building Cognitive Immunity to increase resistance against misinformation and bad ideas to maximize the effectiveness of Counter-Insider Threat Programs. The Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC), home of The Threat Lab, hosts the C-InT SBS Summit during September 1-30, 2022 in conjunction with National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM). Register to attend live keynotes and view on-demand research presentations, case studies, and training aids curated by leading subject matter experts in counter-insider threat research and practice. Learn more by visiting the summit registration webpage.

National Insider Threat Awareness Month

National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM) is right around the corner! First held in 2019, NITAM is an annual, month-long campaign during September that brings together thousands of U.S. security professionals and policy makers from Government and industry, located in 25 countries around the globe, to educate Government and industry about the risks posed by insider threats and the role of insider threat programs. This year’s theme is “Critical Thinking in Digital Spaces.” For more information visit the NITAM website

STEPP Notice

The Security Training, Education, and Professionalization Portal (STEPP) will undergo maintenance and will be inaccessible on the following date:

Date: August 25, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET
Duration: 4 hours
Reason: systems maintenance

During this window, STEPP users will be unable to access the system.  Also, note STEPP has a daily maintenance backup from 1:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. ET. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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