Individual
$49 one person
- Full 2026 course
- Dated certificate to hand your FSO
- Full-year access
The 2026 course is live · updated every year
NISPOM annual refresher & insider threat training for cleared contractors
Initial briefing, annual refresher and insider threat awareness in one 30-minute online course. Employees enroll themselves. You track every completion and print the proof for your DCSA security review.
- $49 per person
- No PII: name & email only
- Built to 32 CFR 117
- Card or PayPal checkout
- 13,000+people have taken our online training
- 33 yearsas an FSO & consultant (Wynn Phillips)
- 60+cleared companies he has advised
- Cogswell Awardrecipient on our team
Why FSOs switch
The course is the easy part. Proving it is the job.
You're often the whole security department, and annual training is one of fifty things on your plate. The free government course covers the content, but it leaves the hard part to you.
A free course on its own
- Each employee completes it separately
- No roster or report for you, the FSO. Every employee has to send you their certificate
- You chase stragglers by email, then in person
- You assemble records by hand before the review
With ISTPros
- Employees self-enroll with one link
- Every completion lands on your dashboard, automatically
- See exactly who hasn't finished, at a glance
- Print the group report and dated certificates whenever you need them
- Your ISR can review the course itself on request
Example: DCSA's free CI Awareness & Security Brief states that CDSE keeps no completion record and employees give their certificate to the FSO. Source: DCSA (opens in a new tab)
Pricing
Simple per-seat pricing. No quotes, no calls.
One price covers the initial briefing, insider threat and annual refresher, with bulk discounts for larger teams.
For FSOs · includes dashboard & reports
Company seats
$49 per seat
- FSO dashboard and tracking
- Completion reports for DCSA reviews
- Certificates for everyone
- Bulk discounts: 10% at 50 seats, 15% at 75, 20% at 100+
- Subtotal
- $1,225.00
- Total
- $1,225.00
$49.00 per person
Estimate. Your cart shows the final price.
You'll enter your seat count and company name on the next page. 2-seat minimum on your first purchase; add seats anytime.
Mastering CUI
$49.99 per seat
- CUI identification, marking & handling
- For contracts that require CUI training
- Tracked on the same dashboard
Secure checkout through our store. Credit card or PayPal. Bulk discounts are applied in the cart.
How it works
Done in three steps
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Buy your seats
Choose a seat count and pay by card or PayPal. Name your group (your company) and you're set.
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Employees enroll themselves
Send one link. They register with name and email only, then take the course on any computer, 24/7.
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Track and print
Watch completions roll in. Print dated certificates and the completion report for your review.
What's covered
Initial briefing, insider threat and annual refresher in one course, updated every year.
Built to the training requirements of 32 CFR Part 117 (the NISPOM rule) by people who run security programs every day. Quizzes in every section mean no one clicks through to the end.
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32 CFR 117.12(e)
Initial security briefing
For new hires before they get access: threat and counterintelligence awareness, the classification system, reporting obligations and security duties. New employees take it when they join.
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32 CFR 117.12(g)(2)
Insider threat awareness
Annual training for all cleared employees: recognizing potential insider threat indicators and how to report them.
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32 CFR 117.12(k)
Annual refresher training
The every-12-months security education requirement, reinforcing the initial briefing and covering this year's changes.
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SEAD 3 · 32 CFR 117.8
Reporting requirements
What cleared employees must report, including foreign travel and contacts, and when.
Add-on course
Mastering CUI: $49.99 per seat
Controlled Unclassified Information training for contractors whose contracts require it. 32 CFR 117.12(f) leaves CUI training to your contract, so we offer it as a separate course.
Built for the FSO
Your training records, ready before the ISR asks
32 CFR 117.12(k) requires you to "maintain records about the programs offered and employee participation in them." Your dashboard keeps that record for you.
- See each employee's progress and status at a glance
- Pull group or individual completion reports for your DCSA security review
- Print dated certificates of completion anytime
- Add new hires mid-year; the initial briefing is built in
- Full-year, 24/7 access for you and your employees
- Demo access for your ISR when they want to review the content
Who we are
Written by FSOs who've sat across the table from DCSA
Our team works in DISS, NBIS and NISS every day for real clients. Every one of us is an active NCMS member, and we update the course every year as requirements change.
Wynn C. Phillips, ISP
Retired Major, USAF Office of Special Investigations
33 years as an FSO and industrial security consultant to 60+ companies. James S. Cogswell Award recipient and former NCMS national board member. His online annual training has been used by 13,000+ people.
Amanda Ethington
FSO for 5 companies and consultant to 25+. Guided 10+ companies through initial facility clearance; supported 35+ government security reviews.
Aaron Phillips, CISA
10+ years as FSO and Assistant FSO. Certified Information Systems Auditor with CMMC insight.
Ashley Phillips
10+ years as FSO, Assistant FSO or consultant for 20+ companies. Security and insider threat programs.
Thomas Ethington
Certified FSO supporting several companies as Assistant FSO.
Need more than training?
Borrow an experienced Assistant FSO
32 CFR 117 requires your FSO to be your own employee. We make that person effective: we act as your Assistant FSO and handle the administrative work, while your FSO stays in charge.
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Assistant FSO support
Training, foreign travel reporting, adding and removing personnel, general security administration.
DISS, NBIS & NISS
Account management and records kept accurate and current.
Clearance processing
SF-86 submissions in eApp and fingerprint coordination.
Visit Authorization Requests
VARs added, updated and maintained as your people travel.
DCSA security review support
Preparation and support from a team that has supported 35+ reviews.
CDSE training is free. Why pay for this?
The content is only part of the job. CDSE keeps no completion record for its free Security Brief, so you collect certificates employee by employee. Our seats add self-enrollment, an FSO dashboard, dated certificates and completion reports for your DCSA security review, so you stop running that process by hand.
Will DCSA accept it?
You don't need DCSA-produced material: 32 CFR 117.12(b) lets contractors get training material "from their CSA or other sources." Your ISR checks that cleared employees completed the required training and that you kept the records 117.12(k) requires. This course covers 117.12(e), (g)(2) and (k), your dashboard holds the records, and we give your ISR demo access to review the content.
What personal information do you collect?
First name, last name and email for each student. Nothing else.
How long does it take?
About 30 minutes of on-demand video and quizzes, plus a 5-minute introduction.
Can employees skip to the end?
No. Each section has a quiz that must be completed before moving on.
How do I show the ISR it's done?
Print the group completion report and dated certificates from your dashboard. If the ISR wants to see the course itself, we give them access.
We hired someone mid-year. Now what?
Add seats anytime and send the new hire the enrollment link. The initial security briefing is included in the course.
How do we pay?
Credit card or PayPal at checkout. Orders of 50+ seats get 10–20% off, applied in the cart.
I'm an employee. Will my FSO accept my certificate?
Your certificate is dated and printable, so you can hand it straight to your FSO. If your company already buys seats from us, ask your FSO for the company enrollment link instead.
Get this year's training off your list.
$49 per person. One checkout. Records ready when your ISR asks.