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MARADMIN 257/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/UPDATES TO ANNUAL CYBER AWARENESS TRAINING//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/17FEB2011//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 118/11 ANNUAL CYBER AWARENESS TRAINING.//
POC/WILLIAM K. LACEY/CIV/TECOM/TEL: 703-432-1637/EMAIL: WILLIAM.LACEY(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO THE TWO MARINENET ANNUAL CYBER AWARENESS TRAINING CURRICULA DESCRIBED IN REF A.  BEGINNING 1 JANUARY 2012 THE INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) COURSE IN BOTH THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) CYBER AWARENESS TRAINING CURRICULA AND THE CIVILIAN CYBER AWARENESS TRAINING CURRICULA WILL BE UPDATED FROM IA VERSION 9.0 TO IA VERSION 10.0.  THIS UPDATED VERSION BETTER REFLECTS THE CURRENT RELEVANT INFORMATION ASSURANCE ISSUES THAT TODAY'S USMC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USER NEEDS TO KNOW TO OPERATE IN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT.  THE MARINENET CODES FOR THESE TRAINING CURRICULA ARE "CYBERM0000" FOR MILITARY AND "CYBERC" FOR CIVILIANS.
2.  ALSO, AN END OF COURSE EXAM WILL BE ADDED AS A COMPLETION REQUIREMENT TO THE IA COURSE IN BOTH CURRICULA.  THIS IA EXAM WILL CONSIST OF A 20 QUESTION TEST AND A SCORE OF 80 PERCENT OR BETTER MUST BE ACHIEVED IN ORDER TO GAIN CREDIT FOR COMPLETION OF THE IA PORTION OF THE CURRICULA PACKAGE AND SATISFY YOUR ANNUAL CYBER AWARENESS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.  THE IA COURSE MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE EXAM IS AVAILABLE.
3.  AS STATED IN REF A, FUTURE UPDATES TO THESE CURRICULA WILL BE MADE WHEN NECESSARY TO INSURE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TRAINING PRODUCT AVAILABLE.  UPDATES TO A COURSE WILL NOT REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THIS TRAINING FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR TO RETAKE THE COURSE DURING THAT CALENDAR YEAR.  ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF BOTH CYBER AWARENESS TRAINING CURRICULA REMAIN UNCHANGED.
4.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL R. C. FOX, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//