Cybersecurity Compliance for JCWS-H, JIPC Phase I, JIPC Phase II, and JC4ICSOC

All students should thoroughly read NDU's IT and Cybersecurity Requirements page. Completion of these requirements will be tracked in NDU Connect. You will have the opportunity during Student Orientation Week to troubleshoot technical issues both face-to-face and online with NDU Help Desk personnel.

Passing US Military and DoD/Non-DoD US Civilian Student Clearances to NDU

All security clearance information must be submitted to the NDU Security Office at least 30 days prior to the first day of class. Security Specialist POCs are Sharon Ogletree, (757)443-6324, and Symon Donahue, (757)443-6351.  

  • DoD Military and Civilians: Security clearances will be verified through the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) by the NDU Security Office. Minimum required clearance is SECRET; SCI is not a requirement to attend. The Security Management Office (SMO) code to pass SECRET, TOP SECRET, and SCI clearances through DISS to JFSC is DJJNDU7. The name of the student's college (JAWS) must be entered into the POC section of the visit request for the clearance to be identified properly by NDU Security Specialists. This verification process will begin 10 Jun 2024.
  • Non-DoD Civilians:  A Visit Request must be submitted to NDU's Security Office by the student's employing agency or organization on official letterhead via FAX to (757) 443-6046. TS and SCI Clearances must be submitted separately via FAX. Students who are attending NDU based upon a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) must have their employing agency or organization submit a NACI confirmation with date of investigation on official letterhead via FAX to (757) 443-6046. This verification process will begin on 10 Jun 2024. You will be required to report the completion of this task in NDU Connect.

US Military and Civilian Passing SIPR Requirements to JFSC Norfolk

SIPR Requirements for JIS Courses

NDU provides students with access to Joint Staff SIPR.  Access is predicated on student compliance with DoD cybersecurity regulations and requirements. No student will receive access to any SIPR system until they have accurately and fully completed these cybersecurity requirements. In order to satisfy cybersecurity regulations, you must submit three documents NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR to your program/course start date:

  • Cyber Awareness Challenge Course Completion Certificate
  • Completed, signed Joint Staff (DD) System Authorization Access Request (SAAR) form 2875
  • Completed, signed Joint Staff (DD) Security Agreement (SAAR) form 59
  • Completed Derivative Classification Course Certificate
  • Completed Insider Threat Brief Acknowledgment

Cyber Awareness Challenge Course

*NOTE: Cyber training must be renewed every 365 days and cannot lapse during your enrollment; expired cybersecurity training results in an immediate loss of access to NDU information systems. 

STEP 1a: If you HAVE a current annual Cyber Awareness course completion certificate, check the date. If your current certificate is valid for at least 90 days after your program/course start date, email the certificate as a PDF attachment to ndu-stuacctreqforms@ndu.edu. 

STEP 1b: If you DO NOT HAVE a current annual Cyber Awareness course completion certificate, or if your certificate expires less than 90 days after your program/course start date: Complete a DoD, JS or military service-approved annual Cyber Awareness course from one of the following locations:  

STEP 2: IMPORTANT! Save your Cyber Awareness course completion certificate as a PDF document to your computing device using the file naming convention Program_LastnameFirstinitial_CERT, as in the following examples:

  • JIPCI_SmithJ_CERT
  • JIPCII_SmithJ_CERT
  • JC4ICSOC_SmithJ_CERT
  • JMTC_SmithJ_CERT
  • DOPC_SmithJ_CERT

Joint Staff DD System Authorization Access Request Form 2875

STEP 1: Open the JS DD Form 2875 form, complete highlighted portions and digitally sign the form.

  • Enter required data in highlighted fields DODID, 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 (date). *NOTE: Please provide an email address to which you will have continuous access (i.e., military or personal email such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.)
  • Enter today's date in box 12. *NOTE: Must be done BEFORE signing.
  • Digitally sign box 11. *NOTE: Digital signature requires CAC or PIV

STEP 2: IMPORTANT! Save your completed, signed 2875 as a PDF document to your computing device using the file naming convention Program_LastnameFirstinitial_DD2875 as in the following examples:

  • JIPCI_SmithJ_DD2875
  • JIPCII_SmithJ_DD2875
  • JC4ICSOC_SmithJ_DD2875
  • JMTC_SmithJ_DD2875
  • DOPC_SmithJ_DD2875

Joint Staff Security Agreement Form 59

STEP 1: Open the JS Form 59 form and thoroughly review the content.

STEP 2: Type your name, rank, SVS and date into the fields at the top of the form, and digitally date and sign the form.

STEP 3: IMPORTANT! Save your completed, signed Form 59 as a PDF document to your computing device using the file naming convention Program_LastnameFirstinitial_Form59, as in the following examples:

  • JIPCI_SmithJ_Form59
  • JIPCII_SmithJ_Form59
  • JC4ICSOC_SmithJ_Form59
  • JMTC_SmithJ_Form59
  • DOPC_SmithJ_Form59

Derivative Classification Challenge Course

*NOTE: Derivative Classification must be renewed every 365 days and cannot lapse during your enrollment; expired Derivative Classification training results in an immediate loss of access to SIPR information systems. 

STEP 1a: If you HAVE a current annual Derivative Classification course completion certificate, check the date. If your current certificate is valid for at least 180 days after your program/course start date, email the certificate as a PDF attachment to ndu-stuacctreqforms@ndu.edu. 

STEP 1b: If you DO NOT HAVE a current annual Derivative Classification course completion certificate, or if your certificate expires less than 180 days after your program/course start date: Complete a DoD or JS-approved annual Derivative Classification Cyber Awareness course from one of the following locations:  

STEP 2: IMPORTANT! Save your Derivative Classification course completion certificate as a PDF document to your computing device using the file naming convention Program_LastnameFirstinitial_DERIV as in the following examples:

  • JIPCI_SmithJ_DERIV
  • JIPCII_SmithJ_DERIV
  • JC4ICSOC_SmithJ_DERIV
  • JMTC_SmithJ_DERIV
  • DOPC_SmithJ_DERIV

Joint Staff Insider Treat Acknowledgement Memo

STEP 1: Open the JS Insider Threat Acknowledgement form and thoroughly review the content.

STEP 2: Type your name, rank/grade, “JFSC” and date into the fields at the bottom of the form, and digitally date and sign the form.

STEP 3: IMPORTANT! Save your completed, signed Insider Threat as a PDF document to your computing device using the file naming convention Program_LastnameFirstinitial_Insider

Submitting Your SIPR Requirements to JFSC

STEP 1: Open an email addressed to the NDU Cybersecurity Compliance POC: ndu-stuacctreqforms@ndu.edu

STEP 2: Attach your properly named Cyber Awareness Challenge course completion certificate

STEP 3: Attach your properly named JS SAAR Form 2875 

STEP 4: Attach your properly named JS Security Agreement Form 59

STEP 5: Attach your properly named Derivative Classification Training Cert

STEP 6: Attach your properly named Insider Threat Memo

STEP 7: Send the email.

JFSC SIPR Coordinator: (757) 746-5440