CDSE Unveils Website Refresh for National Insider Threat Awareness Month
Learn more about CDSE’s refreshed website for National Insider Threat Awareness Month. The website, focused on this year’s theme, “Deter, Detect, Mitigate,” offers a wealth of resources to increase insider threat awareness to educate people on insider risks and the critical role of insider threat programs. It features a NITAM PSA from DCSA Director David Cattler and includes job aids, case studies, posters, webinars, videos, training tools, games, and more to increase awareness and the importance of reporting insider threats within the workforce. For more information, read the story here.
Cyber Espionage Job Aid
Check out CDSE’s latest job aid, Cyber Espionage. This resource will review the motivations, targets, and examples of cyber espionage and how it differs from cyber warfare. Unlike traditional espionage, which might involve physical infiltration or human intelligence sources (HUMINT), cyber espionage leverages malware, spyware, and phishing attacks to exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems and networks. Some methods include social engineering, malware distribution, advanced persistent threat (APT), watering hole attacks, and spear phishing, but this list is not all-inclusive. You can find more information about the Cyber Espionage job aid here.
CDSE Training
CDSE provides diverse security courses and products to DOD personnel, DOD contractors, employees of other federal agencies, and selected foreign governments. Training is presented through various learning platforms and is streamlined to meet performance requirements and accommodate the busy schedules of today's students. CDSE offers training through curricula, eLearning, instructor-led, and virtual instructor-led courses. Access training through the Security Awareness Hub or STEPP.
Certificates Of Completion for Courses
CDSE provides certificates of completion for courses on STEPP and the Security Awareness Hub. Need help getting a certificate for a course you completed in STEPP after October 1, 2018? First, Log in to STEPP. Hover your cursor over your name at the top right of the page and select the My Transcript option. Navigate in My Transcript to the course you completed. Select the name of the course. Then select the Certificate of Completion button. It can sometimes take up to 20 minutes for a date to appear on your certificate after completing the course. If you have completed a course on the Security Awareness Hub, you must print or save a local copy of the certificate after you have completed the course. CDSE does not maintain records of certificates of completion on the Security Awareness Hub.
Marking Classified Information
Marking is the principal way of letting information holders know the specific protection requirements for that information. Marking and designation of classified information are the responsibility of original and derivative classifiers. CDSE offers eLearning courses, job aids, and security shorts to help you gain the knowledge you need. To learn more, visit the marking classified information page here.
Instructor-Led Cybersecurity Course at CDSE In December
CDSE is offering an instructor-led course on Assessing Risk and Applying Security Controls to NISP Systems (CS301.01) in December. This tuition-free course runs December 2-5 in Linthicum, MD. Students should have completed enrollment (prerequisites and registration) by November 15. The target audience for this training includes Information System Security Managers (ISSMs), Information System Security Officers, and Facility Security Officers (FSOs) involved in the planning, managing, and executing security programs for cleared industry. This five-day course provides students with guidance on applying policies and standards used throughout the U.S. Government to protect information within computer systems, as delineated by the risk management framework process. Check out the course website here to learn more, register, and view required prerequisites
Adjudicator TW 2.0 Gap Training
CDSE is presenting the Trusted Workforce 2.0 Overview for National Security Adjudicators on October 22 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET. This virtual instructor-led webinar will cover the changes and reforms driven by Trusted Workforce (TW) 2.0 that impact National Security trust determinations. These Federal personnel vetting (FPV) reforms aim to better support agencies’ missions by reducing the time required to bring new hires on-board, enabling mobility of the Federal workforce, and improving insight into workforce behaviors. This webinar contains exercises on identifying and defining FPV Framework, Adjudicative Process Framework, FPV Investigative Standards, Trust Determinations, FPV Scenarios, and Unconscious Bias.
Participation is limited to 400 attendees, so please sign up today! Visit the course page for more information and to register.
Insider Threat Detection Analysis Course
Insider threats are among the most significant risks to national security. Learn the latest analytic techniques with CDSE’s virtual instructor-led “Insider Threat Detection Analysis” course. During this five-day course, attendees will apply critical thinking skills and applicable structured analytic techniques to potential insider threat indicators. This course also allows learners to obtain and use holistic data in conjunction with the application of critical pathway theory. Some prerequisites apply. For more information and the course schedule, follow the link here.
Security Awareness Games
Why should studying be boring? CDSE offers quick and easy ways to test your knowledge and encourage security awareness in many different disciplines at your organization. Whether it’s an insider threat crossword puzzle, a personnel security word search, or an industrial security Concentrated Jeopardy game, CDSE has something for everyone. For more information, check out the security awareness games link here.
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