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Insider Threat Training Tips for Security Officers and Employers

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Consider the Insider Threat. It’s a great bumper sticker and we’ve heard it a million times, but what does it mean? The thought should bear more weight to the practice of preventing the insider threat than to serve as a slogan. It is tempting to pay homage to the thought of insider threats, but those who successfully deter insider threats realize these thoughts take critical analysis to put them into action. Consider the fortresses many defense contractor organizations have become. Best practices to protect organizational, employee, materiel and cyber assets from outside actors are evident. Such careful contemplation must be made to counter the harmful accidental and deliberate actions of a trusted employee. INSIDER THREAT DEFINED The insider is any trusted person who has any access to assets. For this article’s purpose, we’ll define the insider threat trusted person who deliberately or accidentally causes damage to national security. This article address requirements found in ...

ISP Certification, FSOs, and New Year's Resolutions

Wow, New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and many of us have already set goals. It’s traditional to plan events as the calendar rolls over to a new year. It’s great to dream big and visualize these goals, it’s quite another to actually reach them. So let’s talk professional goals, the NCMS’ ISP Certification is a great one to strive for. It’s one thing to dream and another to plan. The difference is what you do from the vision to make it a reality. Here are some deliberate actions you can use to help develop a plan to become ISP Certified. 1.  Begin at the NCMS, ISP Certification information website @ http://www.ncms-isp.org/ISP_Certification/index.asp . There you can find ISP Certification testimonials, brochures, application and other information about the certification. When you review the qualification, study and application information, begin with the end in mind. If your goal is to become ISP Certified in 2015, gather all the data needed and determine the possibility....