DIACAP applies to the acquisition, operation, and sustainment of any DoD system that collects,
stores, transmits, or processes unclassified or classified information since December 1997. What
phases are identified by DIACAP? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose
all that apply.
A.
System Definition
B.
Validation
C.
Identification
D.
Accreditation
E.
Verification
F.
Re-Accreditation
Explanation:
The Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation
Process (DIACAP) is a process defined by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for
managing risk. DIACAP replaced the former process, known as DITSCAP (Department of Defense
Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process), in 2006. DoD Instruction
(DoDI) 8510.01 establishes a standard DoD-wide process with a set of activities, general tasks,
and a management structure to certify and accredit an Automated Information System (AIS) that
will maintain the Information Assurance (IA) posture of the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII)
throughout the system’s life cycle. DIACAP applies to the acquisition, operation, and sustainment
of any DoD system that collects, stores, transmits, or processes unclassified or classified
information since December 1997. It identifies four phases: 1.System Definition 2.Verification
3.Validation 4.Re-Accreditation