The Defense Security Service (DSS) has transitioned into a security and counterintelligence organization called Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. They are what is called derivative classification authorities. There is some reason to believe that things are not as bad as they seem. The lender may treat your bad credit score as “good”. In some situations where the FSO is a designated task bestowed upon an existing executive, engineer, or other professional, the FSO may be an expert in the development of a weapon system. On the other hand, a non-technical FSO attempting to lecture the engineer on specific details of the unfamiliar task of developing software would not be wise. In this situation, it would be a mistake not to showcase the expertise as a system engineer to relay the importance of apply security task to protecting classified information on the specific system. Being an expert in security and weapon system development and telling the story accurately using technical language and engineer speak will help fellow weapon system designers better apply security to protect classified and export controlled information. While the FSO is an expert at NISPOM, the engineer or practitioner is an expert at how the classified information is used.

Every attempt should be made to discuss intimate details of performance, cost, and schedule and convey the security message while doing so. His explained that my message was wrong and I risked losing my audience. He further explained that the NISPOM could be our common ground, but the majority of the presentation should reflect my program protection expertise and get buy in on NISPOM interpretation. What I had inadvertently done was assert myself as a NISPOM expert when in reality I should be showcasing my program protection experience. They are an expert in the weapons system and may be able to beautifully weave security anecdotes into the fabric of weapon system development. In these instances, the speaker relies on their expertise in the subject matter and anecdotes to make the subject material relevant or teachable. An substitute title for this point could be “They’ll make testing tools intelligent”, but that’s a contentious state, so I prefer this place.

It’s important for applicants and FSOs to realize that there are tools available to get real time updates on their clearance. As always, the employee completes or updates their Electronic Questionnaire for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) information and submits signature pages and fingerprints electronically for all investigation requests. The applicant can then access the SF86 via the e-QIP system and completes the e-QIP and digitally signs their certification and release forms. The Facility’s Security Officer (FSO) initiates the e-QIP and provides the applicant their e-QIP user instruction, pin and access code. The next few steps provide opportunity for the applicant to engage with the security clearance investigation and adjudication process. This could unfortunately provide an opportunity for the audience to argue the FSO’s level of understanding of the weapon system outside of the scope of the security discussion. Another perimeter security device in our example is the Wireless AP (Access Point). From the FSO point of view, little change is required of them. The laws in this area can change very quickly and are needed to be monitored continuously. Many threats today are spread over the Internet.

Since the data is stored online and the process is performed over the network, your physical presence shouldn’t be a serious concern for your organization. Even if your primary backup method is to disk, you should have a full recovery set of data at another location. The data also contained usernames and passwords of TrueDialog’s customers, which if used could have been used to access and impersonate their accounts. Once the user groups are created and rights are granted, the security of the user accounts has to be considered. RSA is the security division of the EMC Corporation. Once a Cleared Defense Contractor (CDC) determines that qualifying subject requires a personnel security clearance. In some cases, the researchers said, this could be done in a “zero-click” way, which, as the name suggests, requires almost no user interaction at all. Two- factor authentication requires two independent ways to establish identity and privileges.