Fall |
1 credit |
Dr. Corey Schou or James Frost |
Office location: Bldg 5, Rm. 415 |
Preferred email: Schou@mentor.net |
Office Phone: 282-4893 |
Secondary email: Schou@cob.isu.edu |
Office hours: By Appointment |
Course Description
Students who complete this course will gain the skills, policy familiarity, and technical understanding necessary to perform the daily job functions of an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO). Students will be exposed to the skills and knowledge required to oversee the secure operation of information systems supporting essential processes by examining the policies, procedures and staffing functions necessary to organize and administrate ongoing security functions. Students will acquire skills in developing management strategies to help secure the work environment including threat risk analysis, security policy, liability and enforcement.
PREREQUISITES: INFO 6611, INFO 6613, INFO 5519 (6 Credits)
Targeted Standards
CNSSI 4014
Competencies
Competencies for this course can be found on this website. Students should submit the competencies form for evaluation prior to the examinations.
Required Materials
CNNSSI 4014 (available at https://www.cnss.gov/CNSS/openDoc.cfm?FW/zUGB6X3oc+5Pn2Lr7bg==)
Course Objectives
As a result of participation in INFO 6614, the successful student will be able to
- Maintain a plan for site security improvements and progress towards meeting accreditation.
- Ensure the information system (IS) is operated, used, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with security policies and practices.
- Ensure the IS is certified and accredited.
- Ensure users and system support personnel have required security clearances, authorization and need-to-know, are indoctrinated, and are familiar with internal security practices before access to the IS is granted.
- Enforce security policies and safeguards on personnel having access to an IS for which the ISSO is responsible.
- Ensure audit trails are reviewed periodically (e.g., weekly, daily), and audit records are archived for future reference, if required.
- Initiate protective or corrective measures.
- Report security incidents in accordance with agency-specific policy when the IS is compromised.
- Report security status of the IS, as required by the SSM.
- Evaluate known vulnerabilities to ascertain if additional safeguards are needed.
In addition, the successful student, depending on prior experience,
- When given a series of system security breaches, will be able to identify system vulnerabilities and recommend security solutions required to return systems to an operational level of assurance. (Entry Level)
- When given a proposed new system architecture requirement, will be able to investigate and document system security technology, policy, and training requirements to assure system operation at a specified level of assurance. (Intermediate Level)
- When given a proposed IS accreditation action, will be able to analyze and evaluate system security technology, policy, and training requirements in support of the Senior System Manager (SSM), viz., Chief Information Officer (CIO), Designated Approving Authority (DAA), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), etc., approval to operate the system at a specified level of assurance. This analysis will include a description of the management/technology team required to successfully complete the accreditation process. (Advanced Level)
Advanced Masters courses and preliminary doctoral courses.
As part of the development of our advanced masters courses, we have decided to use the content structures from our undergraduate courses; however, these advanced courses will require either experience in the Information Systems field or a student must take the 4000/5000 level course as a prerequisite. These courses will be research oriented rather than ‘book learning’ focused. The students will be expected to perform both physical research, where appropriate, as well as literary review and analysis.
Grading Scale for INFO 6614
Article Reviews |
15% |
Final Evaluation |
30% |
Participation |
5% |
Research Project Defense |
50% |
Grading Scale
A |
93% |
- |
100% |
A- |
90% |
- |
92.9% |
B+ |
87% |
- |
89.9% |
B |
83% |
- |
86.9% |
B- |
80% |
- |
82.9% |
C+ |
77% |
- |
79.9% |
C |
73% |
- |
76.9% |
F |
0% |
- |
69.9% |
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