Thwarting the Enemy: Providing Counterintelligence and Threat Awareness to the Defense Industrial Base CI111.16

Description: "Thwarting the Enemy: Providing Counterintelligence and Threat Awareness to the Defense Industrial Base," was developed for employees working at cleared defense contractor facilities. This will allow employees to complete the training at any time to meet their annual Threat Awareness training requirement. The emphasis is to make employees aware of potential threats directed against U.S. technology. It also explains common suspicious activities which should be reported to the Facility Security Officer (FSO) in compliance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), 32 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 117. FSOs are encouraged to use this Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Counterintelligence Office-sponsored training to meet the Security Training and Briefings requirement outlined in the NISPOM, 32 CFR Part 117.

Course Resources: Access this course's resources

Learning Objectives:
This course is designed to enable students to:

  • Identify foreign collection attempts targeting U.S. critical technologies
  • Identify the key indicators of the six major collection methods:
    • Unsolicited and direct requests
    • Suspicious internet activity
    • Solicitation and employment
    • Foreign visits
    • Targeting at conferences, conventions, and trade shows
    • Insider threat
  • Identify the role of threat awareness in protecting the Defense Industrial Base
  • Recognize the types of suspicious events and behaviors that should be reported and identify how to report them

Delivery Method: eLearning

Length: 30 minutes

Target Audience: The target audience for this training is employees working within cleared defense contract facilities in support of the defense industrial base. Audience is any individual who must comply with the NISPOM, 32 CFR Part 117.

Requirements:

  • General Requirements: Students may complete the course in our Security Awareness Hub or on STEPP. Those completing this training on the Security Awareness Hub should provide a copy of the training certificate to their individual FSO to ensure they receive credit for completion. Students completing this course as part of the Counterintelligence Certificate Program, CI201.CU, must complete the course in STEPP to receive credit.
  • Clearance Requirements: N/A
  • Attendance Requirements: N/A
  • Exam Requirements: Passing grade of 75% on the examination in order to print a certificate of successful completion.

Prerequisites: N/A

Credits Recommended/Earned:

  • ACE Credit Recommendation: (What's this?): In association with CI201.CU
  • Professional Development Units per SPēD: PDUs are determined by length of course and IAW with current Certification Maintenance Guidelines

System Requirements: Check if your system is configured appropriately to use STEPP.

CDSE courses are intended for use by Department of Defense and other U.S. Government personnel and contractors within the National Industrial Security Program.