Description: The Supervisor and Command Leader Awareness of Insider Threat web-based training course provides supervisors, managers, and command leaders with an overview of concerning behaviors that lead to insider threats and the subsequent actions they can perform to mitigate risk. The course presents scenarios and examples of insider threat behavior and informs leaders about how organizational culture, proactive engagement, and leadership actions play a role in risk mitigation. The purpose of this course is to provide supervisors and leaders with knowledge to support insider risk mitigation, considering recent updates to insider risk policies. The goal of the course is to empower supervisors and leaders by providing information on the impact they have and the strategies they need to mitigate insider risk.
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Learning Objectives: After completing this curriculum, the student will be able to:
- Explain types of insider threats.
- Explain how concerning behaviors become insider threats.
- Interpret concerning behaviors and potential risk indicators (PRIs) in a given scenario.
- Distinguish between organizational culture and cultural competence.
- Explain how supervisors’ cultural competency impacts organizational culture.
- Explain how a supervisor uses cultural competency and organizational culture to develop a baseline.
- Explain the impact of supervisors on identifying concerning witting and unwitting insider threat behaviors.
- Determine individual and organizational responses available to supervisors.
- Choose the appropriate leadership responses to insider risk scenarios.
- Explain the supervisor’s role in responding to concerning behaviors.
- Identify strategies for proactive engagement to prevent individuals from progressing on a critical path.
Delivery Method: eLearning
Length: 1 hour
Target Audience: Supervisors, managers, and command leadership across the DOD and cleared industry tasked to enact insider threat detection, deterrence, and mitigation procedures.
Requirements:
- Clearance Requirements: N/A
- Attendance Requirements: N/A
- Exam Requirements: A passing score of 75% on the final exam allows students to print a certificate of successful completion.
Prerequisites: N/A
Credits Recommended/Earned:
- ACE Credit Recommendation: (What's this?): N/A
- 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.