 NSTSSI Security Education Standards |
| NSTSSI Security Education Standards |
1. DOCUMENTING MISSION NEED
a. Knowledge and/or Awareness of Security Laws
1) identify relevant nation-state security laws, treaties, and/or agreements;
2) interpret nation-state security laws, treaties, and/or agreements in relation
to mission accomplishment;
3) relate the identified nation-state security laws, treaties, and/or agreements
to the mission needs;
4) discuss identified nation-state security laws, treaties, and/or agreements
with involved site personnel; and
5) explain interpretation in support or denial of certification to involved site
personnel.
b. Coordination with Related Disciplines
1) identify the related disciplines required for accomplishing the IS
certification; and
2) discuss mission-specific discipline relationships and IS requirements with
involved site personnel.
c. Understand Mission
1) study the mission critical elements, to include system mission, functions,
and system interfaces;
2) verify that mission critical elements are completely identified (e.g.,
operational procedures and classification requirements);
3) confirm the mission description is complete as it relates to documented IS
needs, to include system life cycle;
4) discuss the interpretation of mission critical elements in support or denial of
certification with involved site personnel; and
5) research and discuss mission operational environment (e.g., charter, scope
of authorities, activation call-up procedures, Information Warfare Condition (INFOCON)
processes).
d. Contingency Planning
1) assess the need for contingency planning;
2) study the identified critical contingency elements;
3) confirm that the critical elements of mission contingency planning have
been identified in relation to the specific operational environment;
4) discuss the critical contingency elements and IS requirements in relation to
mission accomplishment to assure system recovery and reconstitution;
5) explain the appraisal in support or denial of certification to involved site
personnel; and
6) verify that the documented mission need elements are identified in the
critical system contingency plan.