1. Information Assurance / Information Security / Network Security What High School Counselors Should Know Ken Crockett Director, Critical Infrastructures & Cyber Protection Center

2. What does it mean? NS = Network Security IS = Information Security IA = Information Assurance Network Security Information Security Information Assurance

3. Employment opportunities vast Federal, State, Local Governments *Dept of Defense – NSA, DISA *Dept of Homeland Security Industry - all DoD and DHS contractors plus others (ex. SAIC, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Booz Allen Hamilton) Private Sector – banks, insurance companies, mortgage brokers NO INDUSTRY IS IMMUNE – ANYONE WITH SENSITIVE DATA IS AT RISK!

4. Pathways to Enter IA Careers Earn an industry certification Earn an associate’s degree in IA/IS/NS Earn a bachelor’s degree in IA/IS/NS Encourage students to consider all of these options – ONE STEP AT A TIME

5. How can Capitol College help? Articulation Agreements with three community colleges already exist – AACC, PGCC, CCBC More agreements coming… Capitol’s Bachelor of Science in Information Assurance includes –A+ Industry Certification Prep –Network+ Industry Cert Prep Job Guarantee!

6. What is a Security Clearance? A security clearance is a determination by the United States government that a person is eligible for access to classified information.

7. Overview Security Clearances –Confidential, Secret, Top Secret Highly Sensitive Information –Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) –Special Access Programs (SAP) Clearance Process –Preinvestigation –Investigation –Adjudication Polygraph

8. Getting a Clearance What types of things can prevent someone from getting a clearance?

9. Four Criteria for Denial An individual convicted of a crime and sentenced to prison for more than one year. An applicant is (currently) an illegal user of, or is addicted to, a controlled substance. The subject is mentally incompetent. The individual has been discharged or dismissed from the armed forces under dishonorable conditions.

10. Lifestyle Looks for issues in a person’s private life for that which he or she might be blackmailed. Questions might concern drug and alcohol use, sexual preference and behavior, mental health, family issues, relationships, compulsive or addictive behavior, finances, and more.

11. Issues of Concern If issues of “concern” Surface during any phase of security processing, coverage is expanded to resolve those issues.

12. Contact Information Ken Crockett Director, CICPC ken@capitol-college.edu Or cicpc@capitol-college.edu (301) 369-2800 x3026