(Corrected Copy) Announcement of USMC 2007 Annual Information Assurance (IA) Conference

1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE FY 07 HQMC C4 USMC
INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SESSIONS.
2. DISCUSSION. ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTOR, C4, HQMC C4/IA IS
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 7TH ANNUAL INFORMATION ASSURANCE
CONFERENCE AND TRAINING. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE
HYATT HOTEL, RESTON, VA FROM 04 MAR TO 09 MAR 07. TRAINING
SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE IA WORKFORCE, INCLUDING
THOSE DESIGNATED AS IAM/IAT LEVELS I-III. 
A. THE USMC IA CONFERENCE AND TRAINING IS SCHEDULED FOR 5 DAYS.
MARCH 4TH SHOULD BE THE TRAVEL DATE FOR ATTENDEES. THE CONFERENCE
WILL END NLT 1300 ON 09 MARCH TO ALLOW FOR RETURN TRAVEL. DURING
THIS IMPORTANT WEEK, IA AND NETWORK OPERATIONS SME'S WILL PRESENT
INFORMATION ON SIGNIFICANT RECENT CHANGES IN POLICY, TECHNOLOGY
AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVES TO IT AND IA WORKFORCE
PROFESSIONALS IN THE OPERATING FORCES AND SUPPORTING
ESTABLISHMENTS. CURRENTLY PLANNED TOPICS INCLUDE DIACAP REVIEW
AND ITS EFFECT ON THE CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION PROCESS,
NMCI, ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ASSURANCE INITATIVES AND DOD 8570.1M
CERTIFICATION TRAINING.
B. THE CONFERENCE WILL INCLUDE DAILY GENERAL SESSIONS EACH
MORNING FOLLOWED BY SEPARATE INFORMATION AND TRAINING TRACKS. 
C. A TRAINING TRACK FOR THOSE ASSIGNED IN WRITING AS A DESIGNATED
APPROVING AUTHORITY (DAA) WILL BE CONDUCTED ON 05 MAR 07. IAMS
ARE INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE ON A SPACE AVAILABLE
BASIS.
D. ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS, BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND TRAINING
TRACKS INCLUDE FLYING SQUIRREL WIRELESS DETECTION TOOL,
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANS, CERTIFICATION AND
ACCREDITATION SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL, BLUE TEAM METHODOLOGY TRAINING,
SECURITY PLUS AND CISSP REVIEW (VOUCHERS CAN BE REQUESTED UPON
SIGNUP) AND ADVANCED LOG ANALYSIS TAUGHT BY THE DEFENSE CYBER
INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING ACADEMY. A DAY OF TESTING IS SCHEDULED FOR
09 MARCH 07 FOR ALL TRAINING SESSIONS TO INCLUDE CISSP. 
E. THE GENERAL SESSIONS CONTAIN DISCUSSIONS ON:
NMCI E-LEARNING INITIATIVES FOR CPE CREDITS, XACTA OVERVIEW, NSA
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BRIEF, PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII),
BLOGS OF WAR UPDATE, WIRELESS NETWORK DISCOVERY, IDENTITY MANAGEMENT,
ORIONMAGIC WEBSITE BLACK LISTING, FUNDAMENTALS OF IPV6 FOR IA
PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER PERTINENT IA TOPICS.
F. BREAKOUT ROOMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE EVERY EVENING OF THE
CONFERENCEFOR BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER SESSIONS AS NEEDED.
G. THE CONFERENCE WILL END NLT 1300 ON 09 MARCH, 2007 FOLLOWING THE
TRAINING EXAMS AND IA PANEL Q&A SESSION. PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR RETURN
TRAVEL.
3. ACTION.
A. ADDRESSEES ARE REQUESTED TO REGISTER ATTENDANCE ONLINE. THE
REGISTRATION SITES LINK WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPCOR. ATTENDEES ARE
HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BILLET AT THE
HYATT IN RESTON, VA. THE HYATT IS WITHIN 5 MILES OF THE DULLES AIRPORT
(IAD). COURTESY SHUTTLES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO AND FROM THE
AIRPORT AND PER DIEM RATE IS OFFERED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOTEL HAS ALL
AMENITIES WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR COST SAVINGS
USUALLY ACCRUED BY COMMANDS FOR RENTAL CARS. HOTEL AND REGISTRATION
INFO WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE REGISTRATION SITE.
B. ATTENDEES MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR CISSP AND SECURITY PLUS BREAKOUT
SESSIONS ONLINE. 
C. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON 15 FEB 07.
D. UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE FOR ALL PERSONNEL WILL BE APPROPRIATE
BUSINESS CASUAL CIVILIAN ATTIRE.
E. FOR LOCAL COMMANDS, AUTHORIZATION OF TAD TO TRAINING SITE IS
HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO PROMOTE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION AND BENEFITS GAINED.
4. UPDATED CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND BREAKOUT SESSION INFORMATION WILL
BE POSTED TO THE HQMC C4 IA WEB PAGE. 
A. THERE WILL BE ONSITE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE 05 MAR 07 IN THE HOTEL
LOBBY BETWEEN THE HOURS 0730-0930 FOR LATE ARRIVALS AND BADGE ISSUANCE. 
B. CONFERENCE GENERAL SESSIONS BEGIN AT 0930 WITH OPENING REMARKS BY
THE DAA, MR. RAY LETTEER, FOLLOWED BY THE DIRECTOR, C4, BGEN ALLEN. 
C. EVENING SOCIAL IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 1700 ON 05 MAR 07.
D. TESTING FOR EXAMS IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FROM 0700-1300 (DEPENDING
ON THE TEST) ON 09 MAR 07. THE GENERAL SESSIONS FOR THAT DAY WILL
COMMENCE AT 0800, WITH CLOSING REMARKS SCHEDULED AT 1300.
5. BREAKOUT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS. 
A. ADVANCED LOG ANALYSIS TRAINING. THIS IS AN ADVANCED COURSE THAT IS
TAUGHT BY THE DEFENSE CYBER INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING ACADEMY AND IS
GEARED TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK WITH SNIFFERS, INTRUSION DETECTION
AND PREVENTION SYSTEMS, WEB AND EMAIL SERVERS. IT TEACHES HOW TO
RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF ATTACKS AND OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES, HOW TO
CORRELATE AND PROCESS NETWORK DATA SETS AND HOW TO EXTRACT INFORMATION
FROM LOG FILES AND PLACE THE OUTPUT IN AN ORGANIZED FORMAT. THIS COURSE
IS TESTABLE. 
B. BLUE TEAM METHODOLOGY TRAINING. THIS IS A 4 DAY SESSION ON THE IA
TOOLKITS, RELATED POLICIES AND ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS REQUIRED TO
ASSESS A NETWORKS IA POSTURE. ATTENDEES WILL BE CERTIFIED TO OPERATE
IA TOOLKITS UPON COMPLETION. 
C. FLYING SQUIRREL AND WOODCHUCK WIRELESS ASSESSMENT TRAINING.
INTRODUCTION TO METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS NETWORK DISCOVERY
AND ASSESSMENT.
D. CISSP REVIEW. THIS IS A 3.5 DAY COURSE THAT WILL PROVIDE REFRESHER
TRAINING ON THE 10 DOMAINS. THIS SESSION IS PRIMARILY GEARED
TOWARDSTHOSE ATTENDEES WITH PRIOR CISSP TRAINING. VOUCHER REQUEST FORMS
WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT TRACK REGISTRATION. ATTENDEES WHO WILL BE
LEARNING CISSP TOPICS FOR THE FIRST TIME ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO ATTEMPT
TESTING ON 09 MARCH 07.
E. SECURITY PLUS REVIEW. THIS IS A 3.5 DAY COURSE THAT WILL PROVIDE
REFRESHER TRAINING ON THE NETWORK SECURITY ESSENTIALS. VOUCHER REQUEST
FORMS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT TRACK REGISTRATION. ALL INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS IAT LEVEL II ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO
ATTEND AND TAKE THE CERTIFICATION TEST ON 09 MARCH 07.
F. DAA TRAINING. ATTENDEES WILL LEARN THE DETAILED INFORMATION
REQUIRED FOR THOSE APPOINTED AS DESIGNATED APPROVING AUTHORITIES AS
DIRECTED BY DOD POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL ALSO LEARN FUTURE
CHANGES TO ROLES AND RESPONSIBLITIES DICTATED UNDER DIACAP.
G. FUNDAMENTALS OF DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING. THIS IS A 2 DAY COURSE
HELD TWICE THAT COVERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF COOPS WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION. 
6. POINT OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IS MGYSGT THOMPSON
(MARIA.THOMPSON@USMC.MIL)