Anti-Tamper Short Course (ATSC)

This two-day course provides a broad overview of the role of Anti-Tamper (AT) technology in DoD systems. It will describe the AT specification process and its relationship to the acquisition cycle. Techniques for protecting hardware and software systems will be presented with illustrative examples.

Objectives

• DoD Anti-Tamper policy directives
• The process of specifying, designing, and evaluating AT technology
• Anti-Tamper design milestones and their relationship to the acquisition cycle
• Models of security, including protection, detection, and response approaches
• Reverse engineering threats to hardware and software systems
• Anti-Tamper techniques 

Target Audience

This course is designed for government acquisition professionals, program managers, and engineers who need to understand and implement DoD Anti-Tamper techniques. Attendance will be on a strict Need-To-Know basis.

Prerequisites

•  Valid Need to Know

Credit

The AT Short Course will count towards 16 hours of APDP continuing education credits.

ANTI-TAMPER FRAMEWORK TRAINING (1/2 Day )24 April 2025 8:30-12:30pm

The DoD Executive Agent for Anti-Tamper has published new technical guidance, the “AT Framework,” along with a Component List and FAQ to accompany the new technical guidance. The DoD ATEA is offering training on the new guidance through CY2025. 

The AT Framework Training steps through the new guidance and explains the framework, security specific processes & analyses, and AT techniques. The last half of training is dedicated to a case study in which the framework is applied to a fictional UCA through pre-development and development of the system.

This training is being offered virtually via AF7 and in person. In person offerings are in conjunction with the Anti Tamper Short Couse or as stand-alone training if you have recently taken the short course in the past two years.