Construction Surveillance Technician Course

A comprehensive introduction to the challenging world of the esoteric construction security professional.

Course curriculum

1. Program & Position Overview
2. Discuss CST Requirements and How they relate to current Programs
3. Provide Historical context for ICD 705
4. Overview of how ICD 705 applies to data center builds
5. Program & Position Assessment
1. Construction Security and access control best practices
2. ICD 705 mandates as they relate to access control and the construction security plan
3. ICD 705 mandates as they relate to access control and the construction security plan cont.
4. Overview of CST documentation scope such as forms, logs and image capture
5. Construction Security and Access Control Assessment
1. Discuss the history of (unclassified) counterintelligence incidents that have affected construction security
2. Elicitation methods, hostile actors, insider threat
3. Counterintelligence & Construction Assessment
1. Discuss accepted surveillance methods within the construction field
2. Prioritization of actions on the job
3. Multitasking of customer job priorities
4. Surveillance Principals and Tactics Assessment
1. Introduction to the project Risk Based Surveillance guide
2. Awareness of major divisions of construction, the associated risks and surveillance requirements
3. Awareness of major divisions of construction, the associated risks and surveillance requirements CONT.
4. Managing effective oversight of multiple construction activities
5. Construction Activity Prioritization Assessment
1. Identify and define types of audio, video and signals collection
2. Anomaly identification and reporting
3. Adversarial methods for compromising site security methods as they relate to specific build phases.
4. Listening Devices & Associated Threats Assessment
1. TEMPEST defined
2. Emissions Security (EMSEC) defined
3. Identify related threats and methods for compromising TEMPEST
4. TEMPEST, EMSEC & Associated Threats Assessment
1. Introduction to CST technical inspection methods
2. Identify tools used to mitigate threats
3. Spectrum Analyzers, Non-Linear Junction Detectors, etc.
4. Technical Surveillance Countermeasures methods and tools Assessment
1. Site Safety Briefing
2. Emphasis on site specific safety concerns
3. Hot work
4. Slips, Trips, and Falls
5. Confined Spaces
6. Ladder Safety best practices
7. Safety on Construction Site Security Projects Assessment
1. Types of site-specific prep work and utilities management
2. Duct bank utility installation
3. Conduit run inspections
4. Best practices for CST during Site Prep phase
5. Site Prep & Utilities Assessment
1. Cement vs. Concrete, additives and installation methods
2. Site specific concrete pour methods and expectations
3. Define concrete related threats
4. CST methods for concrete work monitoring
5. Concrete Assessment
1. Define site specific plans and awareness
2. Define types of welds, joins and connections
3. CST best practices
4. Structural Steel & Welding Assessment
1. Define common materials, connections, installation practices and associated threats
2. CST best practices for monitoring mechanical and HVAC build phase
3. Mechanical and HVAC Assessment
1. Define common materials, connections, and installation practices
2. Discuss threat mitigations and documentation best practices
3. Plumbing Assessment
1. In depth Introduction to the electrical trade to include both high and low voltage electrical work
2. Instruction on various types of wiring, major components of commercial electrical installation
3. CST best practices for monitoring site-specific electrical work
4. Electrical Assessment
1. Fiber Optic installation
2. Explanation of fiber optic types, methods and associated threats
3. Telecom equipment installation and best practices related to the specific site
4. Telecom Assessment
1. Identify materials, tools, installation practices and known threats
2. Historical overview of threats associated to the finish and fit-up build phase
3. Mitigation and identification best practices
4. Finish Work and Carpentry Assessment
1. Identification of the three secured space wall types
2. CST Best practices for threat mitigation regarding walls
3. Framing and Walls Assessment
1. Identify delivery and installation methods related to project
2. Monitoring the fit-up phase
3. Common threat identification and documentation methods
4. Furniture Delivery and Fit-up Assessment
1. Practical Applications and awareness
2. How to read construction plans and drawings
3. Work review and monitoring by utilizing the construction drawings in addition to physical presence
4. Intro to Drawings Assessment
1. Site Orientation definition and best practices
2. CST first day on the job, survey methods and awareness
3. Reviewing construction drawings and getting up to speed at a new location
4. Staffing requirements in relation to job scope
5. Site Orientation Assessment
1. Define project Specifications
2. Awareness of major component installation, activity schedules
3. Define Riser Diagrams and reading best practices
4. Riser diagram application methods in relation to various trade groups
5. Specs, schematics and riser diagram Assessment
1. Construction activity documentation best practices
2. Information priority
3. Commonly accepted practices for customer or USG sponsor
4. Accepted practices CONUS operations
5. Daily Reports Assessment
1. CST inspection and monitoring best practices
2. When direct surveillance cannot be done
3. Closed wall construction inspections
4. Pre-post inspection Assessment
1. Comprehensive instruction on ICD 705 construction security requirements
2. SCIF build overview and data center application methods
3. Emersion into policy governance, accreditation, and resolution efficacy
4. ICD 705 Intro & Policy Requirements Assessment
1. Define Secure Storage in accordance with NISS and ICD 705
2. Document and image storage, upload tempo per site, and purge practices
3. Open vs. Closed storage
4. Secure Storage Assessment
1. Define FFC
2. Referencing the FFC through the life of build
3. Identifying and mitigating deficiencies in relation to secure space builds
4. FFC Assessment
1. CST Final Exam

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$50,000.00
116 lessons
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