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Personnel performing Information Assurance (IA) duties addressed by the DoD Directive 8570.1 and the 8570.01-M Manual include the following IA oversight responsibilities:

  • Work closely with data owners, information system owners, and users to ensure secure use and operation of information systems (IS) and networks.
  • Ensure rigorous application of IA policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of all information technology (IT) services.
  • Maintain system audit functions and periodically review audit information for detection of system abuses.
    Identify IA requirements as part of the IT acquisition development process.
  • Assess and implement identified corrections (e.g., system patches and fixes) associated with technical vulnerabilities as part of the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) program.
  • Maintain configuration control of hardware, systems, and application software.
  • Identify and properly react to security anomalies or integrity loopholes such as system weaknesses or vulnerabilities.
  • Install and administer user identification or authentication mechanisms.

Specified IA position categories have been defined in the 8570.01-M Manual, and are:

 

Personnel performing Information Assurance (IA) duties addressed by the DoD Directive 8570.1 and the 8570.01-M Manual include the following IA oversight responsibilities:

  • Work closely with data owners, information system owners, and users to ensure secure use and operation of information systems (IS) and networks.
  • Ensure rigorous application of IA policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of all information technology (IT) services.
  • Maintain system audit functions and periodically review audit information for detection of system abuses.
    Identify IA requirements as part of the IT acquisition development process.
  • Assess and implement identified corrections (e.g., system patches and fixes) associated with technical vulnerabilities as part of the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) program.
  • Maintain configuration control of hardware, systems, and application software.
  • Identify and properly react to security anomalies or integrity loopholes such as system weaknesses or vulnerabilities.
  • Install and administer user identification or authentication mechanisms.

Specified IA position categories have been defined in the 8570.01-M Manual, and are:

 
     
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