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MIS CertificatesThe 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.”

Three MIS courses qualify for CNSS certificates. They are MIS 515 ("Information Security in Public and Private Sectors") MIS 516 ("Privacy, Security and Business Continuity") and MIS 517 (Systems Security Management.) These classes are taught as either ground or distance learning courses.

CNSS CertificateUpon successful completion of MIS 515 (Information Security in Public and Private Sectors) students will qualify for two CNSS 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, CNSS No. 4016, Entry Level

Upon successful completion of MIS 517 (Systems Security Management) students will qualify for System Administrators, CNSS No. 4013.

In addtion to the CNSS certificte students who complete all three courses will receive the MIS Departmental Enterprise Secruity Certificate. 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).

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

For additional information, please contact us.

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