About the Program

The Information Security Graduate Certificate provides professionals with instruction necessary to participate in a team-based information security or protection program in larger organizations and to initiate and manage programs in smaller organizations. The program is appropriate for professionals with special needs (as for example, those in legal fields, law enforcement, computer training and education, marketing or other fields concerned with information security-related issues and or products and services). The program can also, with appropriate preparatory experiences, serve a general educational role for individuals who want to become better decision makers and more knowledgeable participants/discussants in legislative and ethical issues.

Objectives
1. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of federal, state and international law to information security cases and contemporary events. The primary areas of competence include, but are not limited to: computer crime, intellectual property, privacy and confidentiality, and cryptography.
2. Analyze and take informed positions on ethical issues that relate to information collection, processing, storage and transmission.
3. Evaluate and write policies, procedures and plans that provide the foundation for a sound information security program.
4. Assess risks to the security of information based on threats and vulnerabilities; establish security requirements for organizations to reduce risks.
5. Prepare a comprehensive information security program plan for organizations and prepare related documents necessary to implement and maintain a comprehensive program.
6. Pose a significant information security problem and prepare a proposal for its study using a generally accepted methodology for the study.
7. It is also the goal of the program to provide instruction that aids individuals who are preparing for the Computer Information System Security Professional (CISSP) examination.