IS 8305:Foundations of Information Security

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Full admission to the MSIS program or permission of the graduate program director.
Examination of current Standards of Due Care and Best Business Practices in Information Security. Includes examination of security technologies, methodologies, and practices. Focus is on evaluation and selection of optimal security posture. Topics include evaluation of security models, risk assessment, threat analysis, organizational technology evaluation, security implementation, disaster recovery planning and security policy formulation and implementation.