The goals and objectives of this program are as follows:

  • Provide professional grounding in the eight domains of information security as articulated for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP): Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Engineering, Communications and Network Security, Identity and Access Management, Security Assessment and Testing, Security Operations, and Software Development Security.
  • Offer professional grounding in the four domains of information security management as articulated by ISACA (previously known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association): Information Security Governance, Information Risk Management and Compliance, Information Security Program Development and Management, Information Security Incident Management.
  • Deliver grounding in principles of enterprise management: Organizational Behavior, Management of Information Technology.
  • Afford grounding in tools supporting security management: System and Network Administration, Analytics, Data Management.