Infrastructure
security has not kept pace with the growth of information
in cyberspace. Information systems need detection
and counter-measure strategies to thwart computer
hackers.
Iowa
State faculty have a national reputation for education
in computer security. In 1999 the National Security
Agency named Iowa State University one of the seven
charter Centers of Academic Excellence in Information
Assurance Education.
To
increase technology proficiency and policy issues
critical to the security of information infrastructure,
Iowa State faculty developed a graduate certificate
program for those who have a bachelor of science
in computer science, computer engineering, or a
closely related field.
The
program was launched in fall 2001. It is designed
to meet the needs of information system security
specialists in government, the private sector, and
educational institutions. The certificate consists
of four computer engineering courses: computer networks
and protocols (530), system security (531), information
warfare (532), and cryptography (533).
The
program will:
- increase
your knowledge about information infrastructure
security,
-
expand and develop your engineering abilities,
-
nurture and instill the ethics involved in technology,
and
- help
you develop and understand strategy and policy
issues.
Summer
2003 courses:
Computer Engineering 530/Information Assurance 530--Advanced
Computer Networking
Fall
2003 courses:
Computer Engineering 530 /Information Assurance
530--Advanced Protocols and Network Security
Computer Engineering 531/Information Assurance 531--Information
System Security
For more information contact:
Doug
Jacobson
Director, ISU Information Assurance Center
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2419 Coover Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3060
(515) 294-8307 or (800) 854-1675
e-mail: dougj@iastate.edu
www.ede.iastate.edu
