Security and Cybersecurity Staff Appointment, Training/Certification and Suitability
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-245871 | SM-01.03.01 | SV-245871r917361_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| STIG | Date |
| Traditional Security Checklist | 2024-08-09 |
Details
| Check Text (C-49302r917267_chk) |
| Check #1. Check to ensure there are appointment letters for all security staff members including the SM, AO, ISSM, ISSOs, System Administrators (SA), and Network Security Officers (NSO). (CAT III) Check #2. Check to ensure the appointments are current and an appropriate authority has made the appointments. (CAT III) Check #3. Check to ensure that pertinent duties, responsibilities, training/certification and other suitability requirements for the appointed positions are contained in the appointment order. (CAT III) Check #4. Check supporting documentation to ensure that security staff have been properly trained and certified for the positions to which they are appointed (e.g. IAM I, II or III for ISSM/ISSO) and that they meet all applicable requirements for the positions. For instance the AO and ISSM must be US Citizens. (CAT II) TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT: The check is applicable for fixed (established) tactical processing environments. Not applicable to a field/mobile environment. |
| Fix Text (F-49257r917268_fix) |
| 1. Ensure there are appointment letters for all Traditional Security staff and Cybersecurity staff members including the SM, DAA, IAM, IAOs, System Administrators (SA), and Network Security Officers (NSO). 2. Ensure the appointments are current and appropriate authorities have made the appointments. 3. Ensure that pertinent duties, responsibilities, training/certification and other suitability requirements for the appointed positions are contained in the appointment order. 4. Ensure that security staff have been properly trained and certified for the positions to which they are appointed (e.g. IAM I, II or III for ISSM/ISSO) and that they meet all applicable requirements for the positions. For instance the AO and ISSM must be US citizens. NOTE: DODM 8570 requirements will be met until full implementation of DODM 8140.03 requirements. Implementation dates for DOD Manual 8140.03 include a two-year timeline for personnel (civilian and military) in positions coded with cybersecurity work roles and three years for personnel (civilian and military) in positions coded with work roles in any other workforce element. The dates for required qualification would be 15 February 2025 for cybersecurity work roles and the same date in February 2026 for all Defense Cyber Workforce Framework work roles. |