This course addresses the Homeland Security learning outcomes marked in bold text.
- Define and identify vulnerabilities, threats, and hazards
- Assess risk
- Plan for emergency action
- Formulate prevention and mitigation strategies
- Organize responses
- Manage recovery options
- Evaluate effectiveness
Course Objectives
- Explain the various concepts such as security models, security policy, risk analysis and management, tempest security, etc.
- Outline the procedures related to security planning, system lifecycle management, physical security, personnel security, and administrative security.
- Differentiate the advantages and disadvantages of various security management practices.
- Combine the appropriate measures to protect organizations' information systems and assets.
- In addition, graduate students will be able to evaluate different existing security techniques.
Information Security Policy and Management
Credit Hours: 3.0
Description: Explores policy and management aspects of information security to protect computer systems and networks. Topics include security models, policy, planning, risk analysis and management, operations security, physical, personnel and administrative security, access control, security evaluation, life cycle management, software security guidelines, network security guidelines, auditing and monitoring, and legal and ethical issues.
Pre-requisites: CPSC/MIS 580 or equivalent courses with the instructor's consent. (check with your campus coordinator)
Restrictions/Suggestions: None
| If you are a student at |
Course name and number | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago State University | Contact your campus coordinator | Dr. Marian Perkins Assistant Professor Office: HWH 325 Phone: (773) 995-2233 |
| Eastern Illinois University | ALCS 5810, Information Security Policy | Sue Harvey Registrar gsharvey@eiu.edu (217) 581-3831 |
| Governors State University | CPSC 581, Information Security Policy | Veronica Williams Director, Extended University v-williams@govst.edu 708-534-3143 |
| Illinois State University | Contact your campus coordinator | Dr. Marilyn Morrow Chair, Health Sciences mmorrow@ilstu.edu 309-438-8806 |
| Northern Illinois University | CSCI 697, Graduate Readings in Computer Science | Linda Traff Assistant Director, Credit ltraff@niu.edu 815-753-8735 Cathy Cradduck Campus Coordinator ccradduc@niu.edu 815-753-5008 |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | ||
| Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville | Contact your campus coordinator | Laura Strom Registrar lstrom@siue.edu 618-650-3330 |
| Western Illinois University | CS 590 I90, Information Security Policy | Dr. Nancy Parsons Professor, Health Sciences NP-Parsons@wiu.edu 309-298-1746 |