Information Assurance ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This course focuses on the managerial aspects of information security and assurance. Topics covered include access control models, information security governance, and information security program assessment and metrics. Coverage on the foundational and technical components of information security is included to reinforce key concepts. The course includes up-to-date information on changes in the field, such as national and international laws and international standards like the ISO 27000 series. The course covers topics such as Introduction to the Management of Information Security, Planning for Security and Contingencies, Information Security, Security Management, Risk Management, and Law and Ethics. Prerequisites: Data Communications and Networks or equivalent; Database Systems or equivalent; Web Systems Development or equivalent Highly Recommended (not required): An understanding of data communications and computer network models (such as one would gain in an upper-level networking study), database systems and database administration concepts (such as one would gain in a database study), and web technologies and related applications (such as one would gain in a web systems study). This course was previously SMT-273494 Information Assurance.