Intelligence & Security

Communications Security (COMSEC) is used to prevent unauthorized access to telecommunications while still allowing its users access and falls under Information Security (INFOSEC). Its goal is to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DoD classified and unclassified information that has not been approved for public release during transmission. It protects traffic on military communications […]

Note: The STAR was replaced by the Validated Online Lifecycle Threat (VOLT). A System Threat Assessment Report (STAR) provides an assessment of a potential adversary’s ability to neutralize or degrade a system underdevelopment following a System Threat Assessment (STA). It summarizes the approved threat for combat and materiel developers, developmental and operational testers, and evaluators for

Counterintelligence (CI) is the act of preventing hostile or enemy intelligence organizations from successfully gathering and collecting intelligence against the Nation, DoD, and acquisition programs or systems. Acquisition programs have critical items that are vulnerable to attack and unauthorized disclosure. It is the role of the Program Manager (PM), System Security Engineer (SSE), security officers,

Anti-Tamper (AT) is are measures that are intended to prevent and/or delay the exploitation of critical technologies in systems, training devices, and maintenance support equipment. AT measures are developed and implemented to protect Critical Program Information (CPI) in U.S. defense systems developed using co-development agreements; sold to foreign governments; or no longer within U.S. control.

The Program Protection Plan (PPP) is the single source document used to coordinate and integrate all protection efforts.  It’s designed to deny access to Critical Program Information (CPI) to anyone not authorized, not needing to know, and prevent inadvertent disclosure of leading-edge technology to foreign interests. The PPP is a living plan to manage the

Intelligence and Security lay the foundation for protecting our DoD systems and Critical Program Information (CPI) assets against compromise and threats. CPI requires protection to prevent unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure, destruction, transfer, alteration, reverse engineering, or loss.  A Program Manager (PM) is responsible for the protection of all CPI. They must also understand how intelligence,