Office of the Chief Information Officer

United States Department of Agriculture

Information Security Services Awareness & Training

Service Description

Interactive IT security training curriculums constructed to meet compliance with federal laws, regulations, and standards.  Service range from basic awareness training for all information system users to role-based security-related training.   Build a customized security awareness program for your agency or use off-the-shelf training. Online training modules to instructor-lead are available

What's Included

  • Forensics Training
  • Incident Response Training
  • Secure Coding
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Role-Based Training
  • IT Security Production Services (marketing materials) 

How We Charge

The cost is determined by the training services, training type, time, and materials provided to your requirement.

Service Level Metrics

Measure Target SLA
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Cost Saving Tips

  • Shared training cost across agencies to leverage the cost of the training across many users.
  • Forecast response time and load expectations to balance platform requirements
  • Reduce the number of security incidents by increasing user knowledge
  • Reduce the risk of data loss and theft, assure that information assets are appropriately secured, and meet various regulatory requirements.

Additional Information

Services are in compliance with applicable standards from NIST, OMB, FIPS and GAO.