Regional Information Systems Security Center: A consortium for security education, training and services

Mount San Antonio College, Walnut CA

Investigators

Abstract

This project cuts across disciplines in computer science, computer information system, networking technology, and criminal justice. This multi-disciplinary approach to information system security requires understanding, cooperation, and collaboration of faculty from these fields which itself is a significant intellectual challenge. The project partners are using a Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), which is a recognized international standard for practitioners of Information System Security (ISS). The CBK identifies ISS domains as defined by experts from major IS industries. These domains are being used to build a matrix of existing courses that have a security component for possible inclusion into certificate programs, Associate, Bachelor and even Master Degrees. This analysis includes the identification of possible gaps among the schools ISS curriculum. A result of this effort is curriculum development involving upgrading of existing courses and development of new courses in the following CBK domains on each campus: Access Control Systems and Methodology; Applications and Systems Development Security; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning; Cryptography; Cyberlaw, Investigations and Ethics; Operations Security; Security Architecture and Models; Telecommunications and Network Security.