IS 6675 - Information Security and Assurance in a Global Economy

3 Semester Hour(s)

This course introduces the various technical and administrative aspects of information security and assurance within a global networked environment and provides the foundation for understanding the key issues related to them. Topics covered include inspection and protection of information assets, detection of and reaction to internal and external threats, determining the levels of protection needed, and the design of a consistent, reasonable information security architecture along with an implementable process. Other topics include technical and managerial aspects of a wide range of policies and issues relating to reporting and monitoring, upgrading and patching, intrusion detection, maintenance and mining of security logs, backup and recovery, and global issues related to trans-border data flow and intellectual property rights.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, admission into the MBA program and all undergraduate business prerequisite courses or equivalent completed.