Information Assurance (IA) Training

Overview

ARSC is concerned for the safety and security of your data and programs as well as the data of all of our users. Therefore, ARSC, along with our sponsoring agency, the High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), requires that all users of our systems complete three short on-line courses: Information Assurance Awareness, Portable Electronic Devices and Anti-Phishing.

In addition to the initial training, all user's will need to re-take the Information Assurance Awareness training as an annual refresher. ARSC will notify you at the beginning of the month in which your training expires. You will have until the end of the month to complete the training and submit the new certificate to ARSC. At the end of the month, if you have not completed the training, your ARSC accounts will be placed in an Inactive status.

The completion certificates can be faxed to 907-450-8601, scanned and emailed to User Support , or brought in person to our office in the UAF West Ridge Research Building.

Available Courses

Note that ARSC is no longer providing a localized version of the IAA training. You will need to take either the DoD version or the Non-DoD version from the Information Assurance Environment (IASE) Portal.

IAA for DoD Users

The on-line training course DoD Information Assurance Awareness, is available from the DoD IASE Portal .

 

IAA for Non-DoD Users

Local, non-DoD users may take the Information Systems Security Awareness course also located on the DoD IASE. This course covers the same information as the DoD version, but is less focused on specific DoD issues.

 

Phishing

The IASE is also where you will find the Anti-Phishing course for both DoD and Non-DoD users.

 

Portable Electronic Devices and Removable Storage

While ARSC is going through the approval process for a localized version of this training, all users will need to complete the DoD Portable Electronic Devices course.

Policies

ARSC User Policies
User Security Policies at ARSC

Links and References

University of Alaska Board of Regents Policies
University of Alaska Fairbanks Policies

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130
NIST Computer Security Resource Center
Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
DoD Directive 8500.1 Information Assurance
DoD DIrective 8500.2 Information Assurance (IA) Implementation

Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
PO Box 756020, Fairbanks, AK 99775 | voice: 907-450-8600 | email:

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