The advisory or information memoranda address ad hoc issues of a general nature relating to national security systems issues. These advisories, as issued, are NOT binding upon U.S. Government departments and agencies.
- NSTISSAM INFOSEC 1-99
- The Insider Threat to U.S. Government Information Systems, dated July 1999
- NSTISSAM INFOSEC 1-00
- Advisory Memorandum for the Use of the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-1 Validated Cryptographic Modules in Protecting Unclassified National Security Systems - dated 8 February 2000
- NSTISSAM INFOSEC 2-00
- Advisory Memorandum for the Strategy for Using the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) for the Evaluation of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Security Enabled Information Technology Products, dated 8 February 2000
- NSTISSAM INFOSEC 3-00
- Advisory Memorandum on WebBrowser Security Vulnerabilities, dated August 2000
- NSTISSAM COMSEC 1-85
- Advisory Memorandum on Release of Communications Security Equipment, Material or Information to Foreign Enterprises - dated 29 October 1985
- NSTISSAM COMSEC 1-98
- AN/CYZ-10/10A Data Transfer Device Training - dated August 1998
- NSTISSAM COMPUSEC 1-87
- Advisory Memorandum on Office Automation Security Guideline - dated 16 January 1987
- NSTISSAM COMPUSEC 1-98
- The Role of Firewalls and Guards in Enclave Boundary Protection - dated December 1998
- NSTISSAM COMPUSEC 1-99
- Advisory Memorandum on the Transition From the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria to the International Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, dated 11 March 1999
- NSTISSAM TEMPEST 1-00
- Maintenance and Disposition of TEMPEST Equipment, dated December 2000
- CNSSAM IA 1-04
- Advisory Memorandum for Information Assurance (IA) - Security Through Product Diversity - dated July 2004
- CNSSAM IA 2-04
- Advisory Memorandum for Information Assurance (IA) - Retirement of Data Encryption Standard (DES) Based Cryptography to Protect National Security Systems - dated November 2004; revised March 2005
- CNSSAM IA 1-10
- Advisory Memorandum for Information Assurance (IA) - Reducing the Risk of Removable Media in National Security Systems - dated December 2010
- CNSSAM IA 1-12
- Advisory Memorandum for Information Assurance (IA) - NSA-Approved Commercial Solution Guidance - dated June 2012
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