IAAP inspection to be held May 3 to 14
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England --
Preparations are under way on RAF Lakenheath for the upcoming Information Assurance Awareness Program inspection taking place May 3 to 14. The 48th Communications Squadron will be inspected, but all Liberty Warriors will be affected.
"The main thing we want to focus on is to help our base community secure information and avoid unwanted dissemination of important and classified information," said Tim Babcock, 48th CS Information Security branch chief.
The main programs to be inspected are computer security, communications security, emission security and telecommunications monitoring and assessment program. Certification and accreditation will also be assessed to ensure all systems utilized on Department of Defense networks have valid authorization.
"One important point to remember with COMPUSEC is Universal Serial Bus devices must be approved," said Tech. Sgt. Jason Crouse, 48th CS Wing Cyber Surety section chief. "Most USB devices are prohibited including thumb drives, memory cards and IPODs. Also it is important to ensure that virus definitions are up-to-date on all systems."
Emission security ensures all areas where classified information is processed are approved and secured. Telecommunications monitoring and assessment program also ensures the security of classified information by ensuring unsecured systems, such as telephones and fax machines, have required stickers that remind users not to use them for classified information.
Most base personnel will probably not be aware the inspection is taking place. Offices that process classified information are subject to inspection, but other offices may also receive random visits to check on such as making sure unsecured phones have the required stickers on them.
The base populace will start to notice advertisements for OPSEC and slides on the commander's access channel that educates Liberty Warriors on protection guidelines. Information brochures will also be handed out in April by 48th CS.
"The most important thing is to know who your information assurance officer is," said Staff Sgt. Jeremy Boden, 48th CS NCO in charge of information assurance. "If you should have a problem or question, contact your IAO or supervisor."
Preparations are under way on RAF Lakenheath for the upcoming Information Assurance Awareness Program inspection taking place May 3 to 14. The 48th Communications Squadron will be inspected, but all Liberty Warriors will be affected.
"The main thing we want to focus on is to help our base community secure information and avoid unwanted dissemination of important and classified information," said Tim Babcock, 48th CS Information Security branch chief.
The main programs to be inspected are computer security, communications security, emission security and telecommunications monitoring and assessment program. Certification and accreditation will also be assessed to ensure all systems utilized on Department of Defense networks have valid authorization.
"One important point to remember with COMPUSEC is Universal Serial Bus devices must be approved," said Tech. Sgt. Jason Crouse, 48th CS Wing Cyber Surety section chief. "Most USB devices are prohibited including thumb drives, memory cards and IPODs. Also it is important to ensure that virus definitions are up-to-date on all systems."
Emission security ensures all areas where classified information is processed are approved and secured. Telecommunications monitoring and assessment program also ensures the security of classified information by ensuring unsecured systems, such as telephones and fax machines, have required stickers that remind users not to use them for classified information.
Most base personnel will probably not be aware the inspection is taking place. Offices that process classified information are subject to inspection, but other offices may also receive random visits to check on such as making sure unsecured phones have the required stickers on them.
The base populace will start to notice advertisements for OPSEC and slides on the commander's access channel that educates Liberty Warriors on protection guidelines. Information brochures will also be handed out in April by 48th CS.
"The most important thing is to know who your information assurance officer is," said Staff Sgt. Jeremy Boden, 48th CS NCO in charge of information assurance. "If you should have a problem or question, contact your IAO or supervisor."
