DOD Security Specialist Course (GS101.01/GS101.10)(v.3)

Issued by Center for Development of Security Excellence

The course objective is to introduce security programs, policies, procedures, and their interaction and implementation as they apply to the Department of Defense security specialist career field. The course provides a common body of knowledge, which promotes an understanding of the scope, importance, and interdependency of the varied security disciplines.

Type Validation
Level Foundational
Time Months

Additional Details

Skills

Fundamentals Of Communication Security
Fundamentals Of Cyber Security
Fundamentals Of Information Security
Fundamentals Of Insider Threat
Fundamentals Of Personnel Security
Fundamentals Of Physical Security
Fundamentals Of Risk Management
Security Education
Threats To DOD Infrastructure

Earning Criteria

The methods of assessment include case studies, examinations, presentations, quizzes, performance rubrics/checklists, with a minimum passing score of 75%.
Instructional strategies include: audio visual materials, case studies, discussion, computer-based training, practical exercises, learner presentations, lectures, classroom exercise.