ITNC · E-7 BIBLIOGRAPHY · JANUARY 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

ITN E-7 Bibs · January 2027

ITS Network · Effective July 2026 · Revised by the Navy (revision 2) · 37 references on the Regular exam

  1. CANES NI SW4 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE(QRG)(VERSION 1.1)
    CANES NI SW4 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE (QRG) (VERSION 1.1) DOC NO: GUIDES-PMW160-CANES-00255
    Ch 4
  2. CANES PKI/CLO QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE(QRG)(VERSION 1.2)
    CANES PKI/CLO QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE (QRG) DOC NO: VERSION 1.2
    Ch 1Ch 5
  3. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    App AEncl C
  4. CMS-1B
    CMS-1B DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) COMSEC POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
    Annex EAnnex GCh 1Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7Ch 10
  5. CNSSI 4009
    COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (CNSS) GLOSSARY
    Glossary 170
  6. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 2075.1E
    PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY FOR THE SUBMARINE FORCE
  7. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 5400.49A(WITH CHANGE-3)
    SUBMARINE ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS MANUAL (SORM)
    Ch 4
  8. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME VI(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-5)
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
    Ch 19
  9. CYBER-1(REVISION-E)
    SUBMARINE FORCE CYBER SECURITY MANUAL
    Annex AAnnex HCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9Ch 10Ch 11Ch 12
  10. DODI 8510.01(2022)
    RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR DOD SYSTEMS
    Sec 1Sec 4
  11. EE689-2X-GYD-020(REVISION-8)
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) NETWORK MANAGER'S GUIDE (NMG)
    Ch 4
  12. JOINT DODIIS(REVISION-4)
    JOINT DODIIS/CRYPTOLOGIC SCI INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY STANDARDS
    Ch 5Ch 19
  13. NAVEDTRA 14196A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 24-FIBER OPTICS
    Ch 2Ch 3
  14. NAVEDTRA 15028A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 3
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  15. NAVSEA EE180-U8-GYD-010(REVISION-11)
    COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT (CND-OSE) TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
    Ch 4
  16. NAVSEA EE180-UM-GYD-030
    COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT (CND-OSE) V2.0
    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDECh 3
  17. NAVSEA EE685-5K-SOM-010(REVISION-4)
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) SUBMARINE SOFTWARE 3 (SW3) SYSTEM OPERATOR'S MANUAL (SOM)
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 6
  18. NAVSEA EE689-2X-IEM-002(REVISION-12)
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) SUBMARINE AN/USQ-208B(V) HARDWARE 1.2 (HW1.2) INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL (IETM)
    Ch 1Ch 4
  19. NAVSEA EE689-2X-IEM-130(REVISION-4)
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) SUBMARINE AN/USQ-208B(V) INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL (IETM)
    Ch 5
  20. NAVSEA EE689-2X-IEM-140
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) AN/USQ-208B(V) SOFTWARE 3 (SW3), HARDWARE 1.2 (HW1.2) CANES OPERATION GUIDE (COG)
    Ch 3Ch 4
  21. NAVSEA EE689-2X-SOM-040(REVISION-6)
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) COMMON PC OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT (COMPOSE) VERSION 4.0.1 FOR SUBMARINES SYSTEM OPERATOR'S MANUAL (SOM)
    Ch 2Ch 4
  22. NAVSEA EE689-P1-IEM-090(REVISION-1)
    SUBMARINE LOCAL AREA NETWORK (SUBLAN) FOR SSN 774 CLASS AN/USQ-177F(V)7 IETM
    Ch 1
  23. NAVSEA EE689-Q8-SOM-020(REVISION-8)
    SUBMARINE LOCAL AREA NETWORK (SUBLAN) COMMON PC OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT (COMPOSE) VERSION 4.0 / VIRTUALIZATION FOR SERVERS (VSERV) VERSION 1.0 SYSTEM OPERATOR'S MANUAL (SOM)
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  24. NAVSEA EE689-UR-SAG-010(REVISION-16)
    NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION GUIDE FOR LINUX SYSTEMS
    App GApp IApp JCh 1Ch 2
  25. NAVSEA EE689-UR-SAG-040(REVISION-8)
    NAVY TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS GUIDE (SAG) FOR LINUX SYSTEMS SOFTWARE RELEASE NUMBERS: 500-02.03.40/800-02.03.40
    App CCh 2
  26. NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010(CHAPTER-300)(REVISION-11)
    NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300 ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERAL
    Sec 2
  27. NAVSEAINST 4790.8D
    SHIPS 3-M MANUAL
    SECTION 1 CHAPTER 1, 1 CHAPTER 2
  28. NTRP 3-12.4(2020)
    HOST-BASED SECURITY SYSTEM EDITION FEBRUARY 2020
    Ch 4
  29. OPNAVINST 5239.1E
    U.S. NAVY CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM
    Sec 1Sec 8
  30. PMW 160 VSERV 1.0.0
    COMPOSE 4.0 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION GUIDE
    Sec 2
  31. SECNAVINST 5239.3C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CYBERSECURITY POLICY
    Encl 2
  32. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 2Encl 4Encl 6Encl 11Encl 12
  33. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 2
  34. SECNAVINST 5510.37A
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM
  35. STIG VIEWER 2.X USER GUIDE(VERSION-1)(RELEASE-13)
    STIG VIEWER 2.X USER GUIDE VERSION 1, RELEASE 13
    Ch 3
  36. SUBLAN COMPOSE 4.0(VERSION 6.0.9)
    DISASTER RECOVERY, VERSION 6.0.9
    Ch 4
  37. SUBLAN/CANES WSUS CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS(VERSION 1.4.5)
    SUBLAN/CANES WSUS CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR COMPOSE 4.0 AND COMPOSE 4.0.1 VERSION 1.4.5
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4

Exam topics

4 topics · 11 subtopics

What this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.

Comsec Policy And ProceduresCryptographic Materials · Physical Security · Program Management
Information Assurance (Ia)Cyber 1 Policies · Ia Patching · Security · Threat Assessment/Scanning
Maintenance Procedures And Policies3m/Tools/Safety · Troubleshooting/Repair
Network AdministrationFundamentals · System Operation
Official notes and source
  1. Reference links previously provided on this site have been permanently removed to comply with DoD security policies.
  2. This BIBLIOGRAPHY is provided by NAC to document the REFERENCES used by a subject matter expert (a Navy Chief in the rating) as the basis for writing the questions on the REGULAR Navy Advancement exam that will be given to ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL in January 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
  3. The questions for your exam are based on the references listed in this bibliography. If a reference has been updated since the exam was created and differs from the reference listed here, the information in the updated reference will be considered when the exam is scored.
  4. The Professional Military Knowledge (PMK) references are no longer listed as part of this document, since PMK questions are no longer part of the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE). PMK knowledge will be measured through the separate Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) and details on administration of this exam can be found in the current cycle NAVADMIN.
  5. If you have questions, e-mail NETPDC_NAVY_ADVANCEMENT@navy.mil.

Source: the official January 2027 E-7 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective July 2026).