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Intense School is your one-stop solution to FISMA and DoD Directive 8570 Information Assurance training requirements. With the issuance of the 8570.1 Manual on December 19th 2005, the Department of Defense is now required to train and certify all Information Assurance (IA) workers in accordance with the 8570 Directive, or find new trained and certified employees.

Building and maintaining a trained and certified IA staff in a world of ever-changing threats and countermeasures can be a daunting task. Intense School, the leading provider of IT and Information Security training, offers you a dedicated partner to meet all of your 8570 and FISMA IA training and management needs. But we won’t just meet your needs, because at Intense School, we want to ensure that you receive the best training experience possible.

Key Components of Our 8570 / FISMA IA Training Solution


  - IA Training Program Development
  • Intense School can build you a sustainable IA training and certification program to meet today and tomorrow’s directive requirements
  • Program includes:
    • IA Workforce Identification, tracking and Assignment (8570 C.7) support
    • IA Workforce annual report support for both 8570 and FISMA (8570 C8.2) quantitative and qualitative metric requirement fulfillment
    • SCORM-Compliant LMS Development
    • Ongoing IA Training Needs Assessments—we identify skill gaps and accelerate getting them filled
    • Creation of a clear business case for the IA training beyond directive compliance
    • Establishing timetables, milestones and clear measures of success
    • Helping you connect the training back to management goals and the agencies mission

- 8570 Compliance Project Management

  • Meet your urgent needs for 8570 and FISMA Compliance
  • Train your entire staff quickly and affordably across both Technical and Management Levels I through III

- Excellent voucher programs and onsite training to meet both training and certification requirements for less money

- Information Security Awareness Products and Services

  • Computer-based training supported by an LMS and detailed reporting
  • These can be customized to meet the needs of your mission and SCORM compliant

- Training on effective, practical FISMA compliance with our Mission-based IT Security Course

  • Covers DAA training, Management and C&A Implementer training and supports your agency’s goals for Information Assurance management

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