The Associates Program assists law enforcement, emergency management, fire and rescue, military, and other missions of the federal government with developing an organizational OPSEC program.
The Associates Program is
- three to five days long;
- limited to 10 participants in any week; and,
- designed to help participants develop the materials and skills they need to meet their OPSEC Program goals.
Candidates will:
- work with IOSS personnel and invited experts to tailor their individual programs; and,
- work at their own speed, so time spent at the IOSS facility is only as long as needed.
The IOSS Program Development Team will:
- provide mentorship, training, and support; and,
- provide continuing assistance as needed upon completion of the on-site program.
Academic Credit
- Candidates who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate from the IOSS.
- The Associates Program is a practical, mentorship program and does not address in-depth the material presented in the courses certified by the National Cryptologic School.
- The Associates Program is not intended to take the place of the IOSS OPSEC curriculum.
- Graduates should plan to take advantage of the advanced OPSEC courses offered by the IOSS.
Cost
There is no tuition charge. Participants pay their own travel.
Security Clearance
A security clearance is not required. Since the program is tailored to the participants, instruction and research will be conducted at the appropriate classification levels.
Application
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Curriculum
The basic program is outlined below. The program will be tailored to the needs of participants.
| Day One |
Day Two |
- Introductions, overview of the schedule
- Review
- Tailor individual schedules
- Briefing and instruction
- Participants work on project
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- Briefing One
- Open source research
- Participants work on project
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| Day Three |
Day Four |
- Briefing Two
- Review project work
- Field work discussion and research
- Briefing Three
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- Complete individual work
- Field work
- Discussion
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Briefing topics will be tailored to the participants' needs.
Subjects include: |
- Web vulnerabilities
- OPSEC assessments
- Terrorism threat
- Communications vulnerabilities
- Open source resources
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Prerequisites
Detailed instructions will be provided when a candidate is accepted into the program.
Candidates are required to do the following:
Bring a draft copy of basic documentation including:
- an appointment letter;
- an organizational mission statement;
- a critical information list;
- a statement of management's objectives for the OPSEC program; and,
- a recent threat assessment.
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