Certifications

The Hottest Job Field in IT Available

According to a Federal Trade Commission survey, an estimated 8.3 million Americans discovered that they were the victims of some form of identity theft in 2006. Businesses are increasingly concerned about how to ensure that consumer information is secure.

Now graduate students at the Eller College have the opportunity to meet the marketplace need for professionals with IT security savvy by acquiring Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) certifications through their coursework offered by the MIS Department.

"Information Assurance and Security certifications are mandated by many areas in the Government and the Department of Defense. These same certification requirements are becoming more important to corporate leaders charged with protecting the security of their data,” explained Eller College IT director Lance Hoopes. “Eller College graduate students who complete CNSS certified courses will be better equipped to identify IT threats, and more skilled at the analysis and management of risks.”

“These CNSS certificates are an important first step in establishing the MIS department as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance,” said Nunamaker. “Acquiring this status ensures that the College is sending executives to the marketplace who have a better understanding of the threats and risks to information systems.”

Two MIS courses qualify for CNSS certificates. They are MIS 515 ("Information Security in Public and Private Sectors") and MIS 516 ("Privacy, Security and Business Continuity"). Both of these classes are taught as "live - on campus" courses.

Upon successful completion of MIS 515 (Information Security in Public and Private Sectors) students will qualify for two certifications:

Information Systems Security Professionals, NSTISSI (National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instruction) No. 4011
Senior Systems Managers, CNSS No. 4012

Upon successful completion of MIS 516 (Privacy, Information Security and Risk Analysis) students will qualify for Risk Analysts, CNSSI No. 4016, Entry Level

These CNSS course certifications will be valid for the Eller MIS department through June 2013.

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Enterprise Security Certificate (offered by distance learning)

The MIS Department’s “Enterprise Security Certificate” is targeted at current and future managers working in the IS discipline. It covers a broad spectrum of current and emerging IS Security, Enterprise systems, and Enterprise system security issues while providing professionals a broad, up-to-date perspective on practices and challenges. Participants will be required to take three 3-unit courses for a total of 9 units. The three courses include the following:

The certificate leverages the MIS department’s current status as a Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CE-IA) with the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS). Students who sucessfully complete this certificate will receive the following NSA-CNSS certificates:

CNSS 4011 – Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals
CNSS 4012 – Senior Systems Managers
CNSS 4016 – Risk Analysis

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