DOD 8570

DOD 8570 is the US military regulation that requires formal training in security for all IT jobs. The DOD has finally imposed a hard deadline for 100% compliance across all units: DOD 8570 certification must be completed before December 31, 2010. Meeting this urgent deadline is just one of the challenges at hand. Notwithstanding the urgent and rigid deadline, the US DOD has not relaxed its high standards for those who will train Information Assurance (IA) staff: the DOD still requires ANSI certification of all training providers... The dod 8570 manual has stipulated specific off-the-shelf and customized training requirements for multiple job levels across four functional areas: IAM, IAT, IASAE and CND personnel. They have set a six-month deadline for training all new hires as well as a requirement that all warfighters serving in IA functions must be certified before deployment. Basic IA training is designed to make sure that all military IA personnel share a common understanding of..