Welcome to Kenneth Sudol & Associates, Inc.

This comprehensive course is primarily designed for the individual who has been newly assigned Security responsibilities and has little or no experience in the security field. However, it can also serve as a refresher course for someone who has been functioning as a Security Specialist for a while or who is preparing for the NCMS Industrial Security Professional (ISP) exam. This course is also very beneficial to a manager who is responsible for the supervision of Security Specialists but is not a seasoned security professional him/herself.

The Student Will Learn:

• Over 300 security terms and concepts
• The governing regulations for the protection of national security (classified) information
• The theory and practical application of original and derivative classification
• The three declassification methods
• How to properly mark classified materials
• The difference between Collateral, Special Access, and SCI information and protection requirements for each
• How to mark, store, and protect NATO, FGI, RD, FRD, and CNWDI information
• Resources and support available to the Security Specialist
• Control and accountability of classified materials
• Requirements for classified materials storage
• Classified materials transmission requirements
• Procedures for the proper disclosure of classified information
• Security procedures and things that can go wrong during classified visits and meetings
• Procedures and things to be concerned about when reproducing classified documents
• Disposition and retention of classified materials
• Special construction requirements for Controlled Areas
• Requirements for Intrusion Detection Systems and an explanation of how they work
• How to conduct an effective administrative inquiry in response to a security violation
• Protecting CUI and other sensitive but unclassified information
• Implementing an effective security education and training program
• How to “juice up” the required security briefings that must be periodically given to cleared employees
• Requirements for access to classified information
• The three standards for investigations
• How the Security Specialist can expedite the background investigation
• Understanding the adjudication process and the adjudicative guidelines and why they are so important to getting your employees cleared
• How to give an effective initial security briefing that will impress the newly-cleared employee
• The importance and content of the SF312 Non-Disclosure Agreement
• Security Specialist requirements relative to “continuous evaluation” of cleared personnel
• Information the Security Specialists must report to their Cognizant Security Office
• Information systems (IS) security terminology and concept of operations
• Roles and responsibilities relative to IS Security
• Software, hardware, and maintenance concerns when using IS approved for classified processing
• Confidentiality, integrity, and availability requirements for IS Systems and information
• How Protection Levels/modes of operation are determined and how they drive the required technical countermeasures
• Why the Security Specialist should fear network contaminations
• Laptop and internet security concerns
• The Threat from emerging information technologies and countermeasures

This course is a combination of instructor briefings, video presentations, group discussions, and practical exercises. Upon completion of this course, the Security Specialist will clearly understand his/her security responsibilities as dictated by the national regulations and will have a well-rounded familiarity with most aspects of protection of classified and sensitive but unclassified information.

Instructor: John Waller

Course Length: 4 days

Tuition: $795

Prerequisites: Each participant must be a U.S. Citizen or Naturalized U.S. Citizen

Course Schedule