As we heard from many of you during and after the webinar, efficiency during the DoDIN APL listing process is a common concern for those who want to have their products added to the DoDIN APL, a requirement for anyone wishing to sell to the Department of Defense (DoD). In today’s post, we’ll share some nuggets from our webinar about the best ways to build efficiencies into your own DoDIN APL process during the planning stages. For more information, watch the entire webinar on demand.

Why is efficient planning so important?
There’s so much planning and decision making involved both in performing the Self Assessment Reviews (SARs) and during the actual testing phase itself. Efficient planning is important because it helps you save time, costs and resources, and helps you reach your ultimate goal of getting your product listed.

1. Reducing Costs Through Similarity Arguments

2. Solid planning

3. Choose the most efficient product category

4. Obtain Testing Center Buy-in Early

5. Have Well-Prepared Documentation

6. Engage in Conversation

7. Find an alternate sponsor

Corsec often helps our clients identify a potential alternate sponsor, and we usually recommend that they look at someone in the DoD to be a technical sponsor. There are people in the DoD who have sponsored many DoDIN APL listings; they are effective because they know DoD personnel and can operate within the Department in a politically correct manner.

We’ve seen organizations that have been stuck for a year or more in the DoDIN APL testing process. Execution can be a big stumbling point because there tends to be an enormous inertia factor involved in testing due to red tape, lack of communication and poor planning. Knowing how to push the process forward and avoiding the retiring of your tracking number is so important.

Although there are many potential traps inherent in DoDIN APL testing, the process itself is predictable. The more you plan, the more efficient your testing experience will be, and the more successful your outcome.

Corsec has helped many organizations navigate DoDIN APL testing, improve efficiencies, and save time, resources, and money. For more detail, review our entire “Planning for Efficient DoDIN APL Listing” webinar. Then let us know how we can help you.

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Maintaining your security validation isn’t something your company can let slide – not when your competitors offer up-to-date validated and certified products. Don’t you want to compete with your most recent release?  The cost and effort of revalidating or recertifying is only a fraction of what your initial validation may have cost. But how do you get started?

On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 11:45 EST, Corsec will host a webinar on “Maximizing Your Certification Investment.” Corsec COO Amy Nicewick and Lead Engineer Darryl Johnson will discuss topics including:

• How to determine if you’re eligible for assurance continuity and what process is required.
• How long does the process take before a certificate addendum is issued?
• How many assurance continuities can a company do before a recertification is required?
• What are the 5 FIPS validation change scenarios?
• When should you begin your revalidation or recertification?
• Which lab and scheme should you use; do you have to use the lab used during the original or previous validation?
• How often should you revalidate or recertify your product?
• Which revalidation category works best for your product?

How can Corsec help with your recertification or revalidation efforts? Recertification and revalidation can help you augment the value of your product. Join us to learn how to maximize your certification ROI.

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The process for being added to the DoDIN APL is complex, with no fewer than 36 distinct steps to complete. There’s the preparation, documentation, and the testing; then you have to coordinate all of your testing activities and logistics, both with UCCO and with government sponsors.

The process can drag on if you don’t meet DoD deadlines for processing, testing, and mitigations. It’s possible to waste many months (or even years!) on unsuccessful approval efforts if you don’t have the right information and the best resources managing everything. There are also defined, stiff penalties for missing deadlines or steps.

How can you move through DoDIN APL testing efficiently?

If you’re wondering whether you should pursue DoDIN APL testing for your products and how you can avoid a drawn-out approval process, mark your calendar for next Wednesday, March 20th at 11:45am (EST) for our webinar, DoDIN APL Solutions: Dealing with UCCO, STIGS, JITC, The TIC, Army, and DoD Requirements.

Presented by John Morris, Corsec president and co-founder, our webinar will offer the full scope of what you need to know about DoDIN APL. John will review the testing process, documentation, guidelines, rules and costs, as well as the types of DoDIN APL assessments. He’ll also cover the common pitfalls that many organizations encounter during the process, and will show you how to avoid them.

You can download this webinar here.

If you want immediate information about how Corsec’s DoDIN APL services streamline every aspect of your DoDIN APL certification, call us at (703) 267-6050 or email jnelson@corsec.com

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