Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional (CCITP) Program 


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CCITP Program History and Purpose 

With the rise of classified information being released into the public domain and causing great damage to the interests and activities of U.S. and Allied forces across the world, the President of the United States signed Executive Order (EO) 13587 in 2011. The EO created a mandate that every Executive Level Department and Agency have a Counter-Insider Threat (C-InT) Program capable of deterring, detecting and mitigating against actions by employees who present a threat to national security. The EO also established the National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF) as the government-wide means for assisting Departments and Agencies as they develop and implement their own C-InT programs. Since the signing of the EO, responses from the Executive Level Departments and Agencies across the U.S. federal government have varied. In 2017, the NITTF began partnering with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)) as part of an ongoing effort to bring all Departments and Agencies into compliance with the EO as well as to standardize and professionalize the C-InT workforce across the federal government.   

On October 30, 2018, the OUSD(I&S), along with the NITTF, facilitated the first meeting of C-InT professionals from across the federal government to discuss the vision and scope of what would become the CCITP Program. This group would eventually evolve to become the CCITP Governance Council (CCITP GC). The goal of the CCITP GC is to create a certification program that will establish workforce credibility, foster a professional identity, and catalyze professional development. 

The CCITP Program is the first certification program within the U.S. federal government to be developed jointly by representatives from both the Department of Defense (DoD) and the broader U.S. Government (USG). Because of this joint effort, the scope and applicability of the CCITP Program applies to all C-InT programs within Departments and Agencies across the U.S. federal government. This effort was made possible by the partnership between the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (USD(I&S)) and the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) (a senior agency who manages the NITTF and reports to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)). Together the USD(I&S) and the Director of NCSC serve as the joint conferral authorities for the CCITP Program.  

Currently the CCITP Program offers two certifications: 

  • CCITP – Fundamentals (CCITP-F) 
  • CCITP – Analysis (CCITP-A) 

Eligibility 

The CCITP-F was designed with a target population of those personnel working directly in a C-InT program; however, because each program is unique with different needs and constraints, the CCITP-F is open to anyone who works within or is affiliated with a C-InT Program, as determined by each organization’s Program Manager.  The CCITP-A was designed for the target population of those personnel working directly in a C-InT program and performing analysis functions. All eligible personnel must also meet the pre-requisites for each certification. More information on eligibility and pre-requisites can be found on the Candidates page. 

 

CCITP Statistics 

The table below displays the exam and program statistics for CCITP-F and CCITP-A.  These statistics are current as of January 2024. 

  

CCITP-F 

CCITP-A 

Total Number of Attempts 

924 

384 

Total Number of Active Certificants 

683 

273 

Pass Rate 

67% 

55% 

 

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