Information Assurance

Information assurance is the practice to manage any risk related to data, system, or application. Sometimes it is used interchangeably with information security. It covers risk management, business continuity, disaster recovery, and so on. The Information Assurance (lA) Certificate Program is designed to prepare individuals to have advanced and specialized knowledge and skills in Information Assurance and related area. The program consists of three courses from the Department of Information Systems. Courses are IS 471 Policy Development and Security Issues in Information Systems, IS
472 Security Management and IT Risk Assessment, and IS 483
Client/Server Security.