Security and Information Assurance (IA) Staff Appointment, Training/Certification and Suitability

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32605	SM-01.03.01	SV-42942r2_rule	DCSD-1 PRTN-1	Medium

Description
Failure to formally appoint security personnel and detail responsibilities, training and other requirements in the appointment notices could result in a weaken security program due to critical security and information assurance personnel not being fully aware of the scope of their duties and responsibilities or not being properly trained or meeting standards for appointment to assigned positions.

STIG	Date
Traditional Security	2013-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-41044r3_chk )
Checks: Check #1. Check to ensure there are appointment letters for all security staff members including the SM, DAA, IAM, IAOs, System Administrators, and 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 and that they meet all applicable requirements for the positions. For instance the DAA and IAM 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.

Check Text ( C-41044r3_chk )

Checks:

Check #1. Check to ensure there are appointment letters for all security staff members including the SM, DAA, IAM, IAOs, System Administrators, and 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 and that they meet all applicable requirements for the positions. For instance the DAA and IAM 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-36520r1_fix)
Fixes: 1. Ensure there are appointment letters for all security staff and IA members including the SM, DAA, IAM, IAOs, System Administrators, and 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 and that they meet all applicable requirements for the positions. For instance the DAA and IAM must be US Citizens.

Fix Text (F-36520r1_fix)

Fixes:

1. Ensure there are appointment letters for all security staff and IA members including the SM, DAA, IAM, IAOs, System Administrators, and 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 and that they meet all applicable requirements for the positions. For instance the DAA and IAM must be US Citizens.