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Training A&A Analysts to Think and Act Like CND Professionals

Written July 20th, 2016

A white paper by Marcus Norman, NetCentrics Corporation, first published June 2016

Training A&A analysts to think and act like CND professionals.

This white paper examines the role of the Authorization and Accreditation analyts performing cybersecurity functions.  While cybersecurity threats have evolved, many A&A analysts still review and approve systems by reviewing documentation, rather than considering a holistic approach embraced by Computer Network Defense (CND) professionals. We stipulate in this paper that training A&A analysts to think and act like CND professionals will increase the effectiveness and security of IT systems.