CDSE Pulse Volume 4 Issue 7

VOLUME 4 ISSUE 7

July 2023

RAISING TRAVEL SECURITY AWARENESS

TRAVEL SECURITY AWARENESS

THIS

MONTH’S

FOCUS

Summer is traditionally

a season of heavy travel.

Eighty-ve percent of

Americans plan to travel

this summer and nearly

23% intend to travel

internationally, according

to the “Summer Travel

Survey & Trends 2023”

report by The Vacationer.

Many DOD personnel

and cleared contractors

will travel for work and

vacations in the summer.

Whether traveling within

the U.S. or overseas,

personnel with security

clearances are at the same

risk for criminal activities

as other travelers and are

prime targets of Foreign

Intelligence Services

and terrorists. Personnel

with access to classied

information or who hold

a sensitive position must

report unocial/ocial

foreign travel prior to

departure in accordance

with agency/organization

policy. Security

professionals should

educate their workforces

about travel risks, how to

mitigate them, and actions

to take in the event of an

issue. Individuals should

learn about potential

threats, how to minimize

their risks, and what to do

in the event of an incident.

CDSE, the U.S. State

Department, and National

Counterintelligence and

Security Center (NCSC)

have travel security

resources. Many of the

resources focus on foreign

travel but some of the

threats (criminal activities/

foreign intelligence

targeting/etc.) and

mitigation strategies also

pertain to travel in the U.S.

These resources can be

used to raise travel related

security awareness within

organizations and

by individuals planning

to travel.

One of the primary ways

to educate DOD and

cleared industry personnel

regarding travel risks,

mitigation strategies, and

available travel resources is

through a security brieng.

Security information related

to travel can be given

though a general security

awareness brieng or a

travel brieng. CDSE oers a

Defensive Security Brieng,

a Counterintelligence (CI)

Foreign Travel Brieng,

and a Foreign Travel Brief

Template. CDSE also has

several security awareness

travel posters which can

CDSE – Center for Development of

Security Excellence

@TheCDSE

Center for Development of

Security Excellence

DID YOU KNOW?

Personnel with access to SCI

must complete a foreign travel

questionnaire prior to ocial/

unocial travel.

CDSE Pulse

Published by the Defense

Counterintelligence and Security Agency

(DCSA) Center for Development of

Security Excellence (CDSE) Outreach and

Engagement Oce.

DCSA Leadership

William K. Lietzau

Director, DCSA

Daniel Lecce

Deputy Director, DCSA

Erika Ragonese

Deputy Assistant

Director, Security Training

CDSE Leadership

Heather Mardaga

Director

Glenn Stegall

Deputy Director

Pulse Sta

Samantha Dambach

Natalie Perkins

Content Developers/

Managers

Isaiah Burwell

Content Writer

Marc Pulliam

Content Designer

Kevin Jones

Assistant Director,

Security Training

Center for Development of

Security Excellence

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July 2023

be shared online or placed within

facilities.

Defensive travel briengs alert

personnel to the potential for

harassment, exploitation, provocation,

capture, entrapment, or criminal

activity. They also provide courses of

action to mitigate adverse security

and personal consequences. The

briengs suggest passive and active

measures to avoid becoming targets

or inadvertent victims. The Defensive

Security Brieng available through

CDSE is taken from DODM 5105.21-

V3, October 19, 2012, Sensitive

Compartmented Information (SCI)

Administrative Security Manual:

Administration of Personnel Security,

Industrial Security, and Special

Activities. This brieng provides

information regarding Foreign

Intelligence Services, terrorists/

criminal/mob violence, travel

guidance, and reporting requirements.

The CDSE CI Foreign Travel Brieng

is oered as a Short or 15-minute

eLearning course (CI022.16). Both

the course and Short assist DOD

personnel and facility security

ocers (FSOs) working in cleared

defense contractor facilities in the

development of their own tailored

briefs. It contains an outline of topics

which are recommended for inclusion

in a CI Foreign Travel Brief. Topics

include Vulnerability Awareness,

Personal Safety, Terrorist Threat,

Assistance Contacts, and Before

You Go. The Foreign Travel Brief

Template allows DOD security

personnel and FSOs to add or

subtract information to t their

organizational needs.

CDSE AND DOD TRAVEL SECURITY RESOURCES

RESOURCE URL

Defensive Security

Brieng

https://www.cdse.edu/Portals/124/Documents/jobaids/information/defensive-security-

brieng.pdf

CI Foreign Travel

Brieng Course

https://www.cdse.edu/Training/eLearning/CI022/

Foreign Travel Brief

Template

https://view.oceapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdse.

edu%2FPortals%2F124%2FDocuments%2Fjobaids%2Fci%2FForeign_Travel_Brief_

Template.ppt&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

Travel Reporting

Poster

https://www.cdse.edu/Portals/124/Documents/posters/small/Travel_Reporting_Reqs.pdf

Know the Risks Poster https://www.cdse.edu/Portals/124/Documents/posters/small/KnowTheRisks.pdf

Packing https://www.cdse.edu/Portals/124/Documents/posters/small/Packing.pdf

Travel https://www.cdse.edu/Portals/124/Documents/posters/small/Travel.pdf

Counterintelligence

Awareness Toolkit –

Foreign Travel and

Visits Tab

https://www.cdse.edu/Training/Toolkits/Counterintelligence-Awareness-Toolkit/

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The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) also oers posters, security awareness videos, and a job

aid to promote safe travels for DOD and cleared industry personnel. Their CI Tips/Safe Travel job aid focuses on the

threats and mitigation strategies concerning traveling with electronic devices such as laptops, tablets, cell phones, and

digital cameras. Tips for protecting sensitive information are given for before, during, and after travel.

NCSC TRAVEL RESOURCES

RESOURCE URL

Travel Requirements

Poster

https://www.cdse.edu/Portals/124/Documents/posters/small/Travel_Reporting_Reqs.pdf

Travel Awareness

Video

https://youtu.be/6ZXYEdWPBYA

Human Targeting

Video

https://youtu.be/XpqOEniQK9U

Human Targeting

and Travel

Awareness Posters

https://www.dni.gov/les/NCSC/documents/campaign/CFIT_Poster_Human_Targeting.jpg

https://www.dni.gov/les/NCSC/documents/campaign/CFIT_Poster_Travel_

Awareness.jpg

https://www.dni.gov/les/NCSC/documents/campaign/Human_Targeting.jpg

https://www.dni.gov/les/NCSC/documents/campaign/Travel.jpg

CI /Safe Travel Tips

https://www.dni.gov/les/NCSC/documents/campaign/Counterintelligence_Tips_Safe_

Travels.pdf

Security Executive

Agent Directive

3, Reporting

Requirements for

Personnel with

Access to Classied

Information or Who

Hold a Sensitive

Position

https://www.dni.gov/les/NCSC/documents/Regulations/SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf

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The U.S. State Department oers many dierent essential travel resources for personnel traveling overseas for ocial

and unocial reasons. There is information on preparing for a trip abroad which includes checking for travel advisories

for your destination, reading up on nancial scams overseas, signing up for alerts through the Smart Traveler Enrollment

Program (STEP), and reviewing the Traveler’s Checklist. Emergency contact information and lodging safety tips are also

available.

Whether traveling in the U.S. or overseas, DOD personnel and cleared contractors should take the time to review

available travel security resources to reduce their risk of being targets of FIS or criminal activity. Security professionals

should raise awareness through briengs, posters, and targeted messaging concerning travel risks and security

tips to mitigate those risks. They should also let their personnel know about any responsibilities to notify security

ocials before overseas travel, requirements to receive travel briengs and/or refresher training, and any reporting

requirements after travel. The resources provided by CDSE, NCSC, and the U.S. State Department will help

security professionals prepare their workforces and individuals prepare themselves to have safer and more secure

travel experiences.

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL RESOURCES

RESOURCE URL

Smart Traveler

Enrollment Program

(STEP)

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/step.html

Traveler’s Checklist

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-

checklist.html

Traveler’s Checklist

Card

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/NEWTravelAssets/pdfs/Travelers%20Checklist_

V6%20web.pdf

Travel Advisories https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html.html

International

Financial Scams

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/emergencies/international-

nancial-scams.html

U.S. Embassy/

Consulate Locator

https://www.usembassy.gov/

Emergency Contact

Information

From the U.S. & Canada - 1-888-407-4747 | From Overseas - +1 202-501-4444

Emergencies

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/emergencies.html

Lodging Safety

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/lodging-

safety.html

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July 2023

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR

THE DCSA CONFERENCE FOR

INSIDER THREAT

Registration is open for the DCSA Conference for Insider

Threat in support of National Insider Threat Awareness

Month (NITAM). Join us virtually on September 7, as DCSA

provides insider threat practitioners in DOD, federal

agencies, private industry, critical infrastructure sectors,

and academia with a virtual conference to engage with

senior leadership on the topic of insider threat. This year’s

NITAM theme is “Bystander Engagement.” The conference

will include an address from Keynote Speaker Andrew J.

Lochli, Assistant Director, Counterintelligence and Insider

Threat (DCSA), and cover such topics as counter-insider

threat professionalization, organizational resources,

toolkits for insider threat mitigation, and more.

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UPDATED TRANSMISSION

AND TRANSPORTATION FOR

INDUSTRY COURSE

CDSE recently updated the “Transmission and

Transportation for Industry” course. This online

course introduces the requirements and methods for

transmitting or transporting classied information and

other classied material in accordance with National

Industrial Security Program (NISP) requirements. Sign up

at: https://www.cdse.edu/Training/eLearning/IS107/.

VDSCI RECORDING NOW

AVAILABLE

The recordings for the April Virtual DCSA Security

Conference for Industry are now available! If you missed

the conference or just want to rewatch one or more of the

sessions, visit https://cdse.acms.com/pg4na4dyagdo/

WEBINAR

CDSE invites you to participate in our upcoming live

webinar:

The Washington Navy Yard Shooting: 10 Years Later

and A Survivor’s Account

Thursday, September 14, 2023

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET

This year marks 10 years since the tragic Washington

Navy Yard shooting that occurred on September 16, 2013.

Since then, there have been many positive changes to

DOD insider threat policy and programs. This webinar is a

collaboration between DCSA and the US Navy. The main

presentation of the webinar features a guest speaker

who is a survivor of the shooting and he will share his

personal account.

Visit https://www.cdse.edu/Training/Webinars-and-

Conferences/ to register for this event and join the

discussion!

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July 2023

REGISTRATION STILL OPEN FOR

AUGUST SECURITY CONFERENCE

There’s still time to register for the 2023 Virtual DCSA

Security Conference for DOD on August 16-17! This year’s

conference theme is “Elevating Security Through Vigilance

and Innovation.” The agenda will include topics such as

Insider Threat, security classication guides, personnel

security vetting, policy updates, and more. The conference

is open to .mil and .gov email holders.

vdsc2023/event/event_info.html.

EDUCATION FALL

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Registration is still available for the fall semester of CDSE

Education classes that run from August 21 to December

17, 2023. The following classes still have seats available:

ED508.10 - Research Methods, Data Analysis, and

Reporting to Support DOD Security Programs

This course will help prepare the senior security manager

to demonstrate clarity in the strategic interpretation of

empirical vs. notional-based recommendations in order to

justify resources, critically evaluate feasibility of research

proposals, and demonstrate program performance. It

addresses research strategy and design, data collection,

statistical and interpretive analysis, and nal report

preparation. The focus of this course is not on mastery

of statistics but on the ability to use research in the

Department of Defense (DOD) Security environment.

ED 514.10 – Cybersecurity and Oversight of Information

System Security

This course will explore the role of the non-technical DOD

security specialist related to information systems security,

information assurance and cybersecurity. Emphasis will

be placed on developing eective relationships between

the many organizational players who have a role in

information systems security, information assurance,

and cybersecurity and how these relationships serve to

increase operational eectiveness and security of the

organization.

CDSE Education Program oers:

• Tuition free & exible 100% virtual instructor-led courses

• Five Security Education Certicate programs

• Highly qualied instructors

• Real-world practical assignments

• Virtual networking with professionals throughout the

security community

You can learn more about the additional classes being

oered and register for them by accessing the links here:

https://www.cdse.edu/education/courses.html. To

gov/login/index.php.

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COURSE DATE (2023) DESCRIPTION

Assessing Risk and

Applying Security

Controls to NISP

Systems (ILT)

Aug. 21 - 25

This course provides students with guidance on applying policies

and standards used throughout the U.S. Government to protect

information within computer systems, as delineated by the Risk

Management Framework (RMF) process. This course will also provide

a comprehensive understanding of contractor requirements under

the National Industrial Security Program (NISP).

Personnel Vetting

Management

Seminar (VILT)

Oct. 3 - 5

This seminar is presented to address the requirements associated

with the new Trusted Workforce 2.0 reform of the Federal

Government’s personnel vetting system.

Physical Security

and Asset

Protection (VILT)

Oct. 16 - Nov. 5

This course will provide students the ability to identify and utilize

regulatory guidance, methodologies, and concepts for protecting

DOD assets.

Getting Started

Seminar for New

Facility Security

Ocers (ILT)

Oct. 17 - 18

This course allows new Facility Security Ocers (FSOs) and security

personnel to learn and apply fundamental National Industrial

Security Program (NISP) requirements in a collaborative environment.

It also serves as a refresher on industrial security basics for

experienced FSOs.

Consider signing up for one of CDSE’s instructor-led training (ILT) or virtual instructor-led training (VILT) courses!

Training is free and the VILT eliminates travel expenses. Complete CDSE courses to earn Professional Development

Units (PDUs) toward maintenance of Security Professional Education Development (SPēD) Program certications and

credentials, and select courses have ACE CREDIT recommendations that may earn transfer credits at participating

universities. Below is a list of ILT/VILT courses available August - October 2023. The FY24 schedule will be available on

August 1, 2023 and can be found here.

UPCOMING ILT/VILT TRAINING COURSES

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UNITS FOR SPĒD PROGRAM

After you have achieved your certication or

credential, you’re required to successfully complete

at least 100 professional development units (PDUs)

within their two-year certication maintenance

period. The various ways you can acquire PDUs can

be found on this Fact Sheet: https://www.cdse.edu/

Portals/124/Documents/certication/PDU_fact_

sheet.pdf.

WHAT EDUCATION STUDENTS ARE SAYING

ED 508 – Research Methods, Data Analysis, and

Reporting to Support DoD Security Programs:

“Better understanding of the usefulness of data analysis and

improved interpretation of results.”

“Enhanced my ability to design studies both qualitative

and quantitative to explore technology systems and their

eectiveness.”

ED 514 – Cybersecurity and Oversight of Information

System Security:

“I believe I have a better understanding of integration points

between cybersecurity and information security. I also

understand a bit better why the naming convention problem

of information security in IT minds and information security in

intel minds exists.”

“My initial expectation of the course far exceeded what I

gained from the course. Initially, I thought it was going be

all computer programming and stu. Not so, it turned out to

be a great experience and now I am excited to go for more

cybersecurity training and certications.”

“This course is full of quality content and I gained more insight

on cyber requirements.”

Disclaimer: The editorial content of this publication is the responsibility of the Center for Development of Security Excellence Outreach and Engagement Oce.

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