The DSS Academy offers two courses in Information Systems Security as described in Chapter 8 of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).

Those two courses are: NISPOM Chapter 8 Requirements for Industry Online and NISP Chapter 8 Implementation Teletraining. The first course, the Chapter 8 Requirements for Industry Online course, describes the computer and network security standards in Chapter 8 and also the process of getting systems accredited for operation under the NISPOM standards. Since this course is an online course, it is available to students at any time.

The second course is a classroom based, hands-on computer course where students not only learn how to configure computer and network systems to comply with Chapter 8, but also gain hands-on experience in doing so.

Please note that the Chapter 8 Requirements Online course is now a prerequisite for this hands-on class. The next three courses are scheduled for January 24-26, February 14-16 and March 7-9, 2006, and will be conducted at the DSS Academy in Linthicum, MD. As the course title suggests, these courses are also available via video teleconference to remote locations. Please contact the DSS Academy if you have any questions regarding these courses

Defense Security Service Academy FY 2006 Schedule of Courses