Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 8570 / 8140

Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 8570 / 8140 requires every full and part-time military service member, defense contractor and civilian employee with privileged access to US Department of Defense information systems (IS) to obtain industry certification credentials. An individual needs to obtain only one of the “approved certifications” for his or her category or specialty and level to meet the minimum requirement

Choose from our list of DoD 8570 approved baseline certifications below.

The DoD Categories are:

  1. Information Assurance Technical (IAT)
  2. Information Assurance Management (IAM)
  3. Information Assurance Systems Architects and Engineers (IASAE)
  4. Cyber Security Service Providers (CSSP)
DoD Directive 8140 (8570)
Department of Defense Directive 8570 has been replaced by the DoD CIO as DoDD 8140; DoDD 8570 is now a part of a larger initiative that falls under the guidelines of DoDD 8140. DoDD 8140 provides guidance and procedures for the training, certification, and management of all government employees who conduct Information Assurance functions in assigned duty positions.
DoD Approved 8140 (DoDD 8570) Baseline Certifications
IA Management
IAM Level I IAM Level II IAM Level III
IA System Architecture and Engineering
IASAE Level I IASAE Level II IASAE Level III
  • CISSP-ISSAP
  • CISSP-ISSEP
Cyber Security Service Provider
CSSP Analyst CSSP Infrastructure Support CSSP Incident Responder CSSP Auditor CSSP Manager
DoD 8570 Approved Certifications

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