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Certificate in Corporate Information Security
The Certificate in Corporate Information Security is an interdisciplinary program for graduate level students. Coverage includes inspection and protection of information assets, risk analysis, controls and management, threat detection and reaction, incident handling procedures, technical and managerial responses and an overview of the information security planning and staffing functions. The Internet has opened many opportunities for organizations; however, it has also facilitated new and growing threats to corporate information assets. Internally, employee actions either deliberate or through negligence can now cause more damage in a networked environment then ever before. In addition, corporate information handling procedures are now under much greater scrutiny by regulatory bodies especially in the medical and financial sectors. This has been fueled by such laws as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and Gramm-Leach-Bliley. Therefore, corporate information security professionals require a wide range of knowledge and skills such as; the need to know the laws and regulations governing privacy, how to identify and assess information risks and vulnerabilities, cost effective controls to mitigate these risks, and how to apply policies and procedures and deploy technologies that protect information assets.
Purpose
This program helps prepare students to successfully complete various professional certification examinations, including the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional); CISA (Certified Information Security Auditor); or, the CISM (Certified Information Security Manager). The certificate program provides the in-depth and up-to-date knowledge to perform a variety of roles as an information security professional within an organization.
Certificate Requirements
The program requires 15 hours of coursework selected from information systems, computer science, public administration, and accountancy. There are two options within the program: one is for those in the accountancy area (the Assurance Track) and the second is for those in the information technology area (the Applied Technology Track). Only applicants who have an accounting background will be allowed to enroll in the Assurance Track. Only applicants with experience in information technology will be allowed to enroll in the Applied Technology Track.
Required courses (4 courses)
- MSIS 625 Information Systems in Organizations (Prerequisite: admission to the Graduate Program)
- MSIS 682 Information Security and Controls (Prerequisite: MSIS 625)
- MSIS 640 Data Communications and Networking (Prerequisite: MSIS 625)
- CSC 582 Computer Security (Prerequisite: MSIS 640)
Electives (select one)
- ACC 640 Advanced Auditing (for Assurance Track) (Prerequisite: ACC 600)
- CSC 584/MAT 584 Cryptology (for Applied Technology Track) (Prerequisite: consent of Instructor)
Certificate Admission Requirements
Prospective students must hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with an overall minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 and at least 3.00 on all graduate work that may apply to the certificate. Students must meet at least one of the following admission criteria:
- Meet the requirements for admission to the MBI program;
- Be admitted to the MBI program;
- Have completed a prior graduate degree;
- Have two years' relevant professional experience following the completion of a bachelor's degree.
