FSOs Stop Using Email to Execute FSO Tasks
From NISPOM Central-Working with National Industrial Security Program by jeffrey W. Bennett, ISP, SAPPC, SFPC, ISOC
February 16, 2026 · 10 min
About this episode
Jeff Bennett discusses the drawbacks of using email for FSO tasks and advocates for using fillable forms and an FSO workbook for compliance.
Send us Fan Mail https://www.nispomcentral.com https://www.nispom.com Stop Managing FSO Tasks by Email: Use Fillable Forms and an FSO Workbook for DISS and NISPOM Compliance Jeff Bennett, an FSO expert with NISPOM Central, explains why using email to execute FSO tasks creates excessive administrative burden and potential security vulnerabilities, especially when emails are not encrypted. He uses visit authorization requests (VARs) as an example, noting that repeated email back-and-forth oft...
People in this episode
Host: Jeff Bennett
Topics covered
- government
- education
- technology
Keywords
- FSO tasks
- fillable forms
- DISS
- NISPOM compliance
- administrative burden
- security vulnerabilities
- visit authorization requests
Mentioned in this episode
Products: FSO Workbook
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