Information Assurance is critical to defending critical infrastructure world wide.
The Information Assurance Program (IAP) at Idaho State University
defines new directions and leads students to the beginning of a
life-long learning process that helps them continue to define the
future. The program Information Systems skills in all business and
many technical
disciplines. Graduates from the IAP are information systems professionals
with a broad spectrum of both technical and managerial
skills. They use these skills to integrate information from
seemingly disparate disciplines (national security affairs, information
systems, computer science, business, and operations analysis) into a coherent plan
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All IAP students are
aware of the full spectrum of threats and vulnerabilities in information systems.
They are skilled at protecting data, information and the means of processing them.
They recognize that Information Assurance is more than technical
solutions. Information Assurance is a defense in depth that balances
Technology, Policy and Practice, and Awareness, Training and
Education. The students apply this knowledge through industry best
practices and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
All students in
the Idaho State University program are aware of principles and practices in Information Assurance. Information Systems
majors are provided with introductory skills and abilities to design and execute Information Assurance procedures and practices.
Student choosing to emphasize Information Assurance or to seek Center
for National Security Systems (CNSS) certifications, develop a full repertoire
of skill ranging from Systems Administration to Senior Systems
Management
and Certification.
Each year, the program develops a cadre of highly motivated, educated Information Systems professionals who
are knowledgeable in the principles of Information Assurance.
The program goal is to reduce vulnerability in our National Information Infrastructure by promoting higher education in Information Assurance and producing a growing number of professionals with Information Assurance expertise in
many disciplines.
The overall quality of our program is demonstrated through our selection
as a national Center of Academic Excellence in Computer Security
Education and as a National Science Foundation Scholarship for Service
school.
Our Scholarship for Service program graduates are serving in management
rolls for all
branches of the federal government. Many are now serving on
several information assurance industry advisory and certification
boards.
Students in the program study
not only what makes systems work but, more importantly, why they
fail.
Countermeasures are not enough -- Assured Systems must be dominated
by safeguards
