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Information Assurance Program Receives Certification from the Committee on National Security Systems

—May 12, 2004

 The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business information assurance program recently received  three security certifications from the Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation Review Committee. Glenn  Dietrich, chairman of the Department of Information Systems, received the award during a ceremony in April at  the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) annual conference in Norfolk, Virginia.

 Certification ensures compliance with national standards for information assurance education and training as  required by the CNSS. UTSA’s program is one of only five schools in Texas certified and the only institution in  the South Texas region.

The college offers an infrastructure assurance concentration as part of the master of science degree in information technology and a bachelor’s of business administration degree in infrastructure assurance.

Students selecting this degree field will develop special expertise in the computer and information security arena. Receiving hands-on training, they will learn how to protect and defend information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication and confidentiality.

The College of Business infrastructure assurance program was named a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency. This designation has been granted to only 60 programs in the nation and demonstrates a commitment to academic excellence in information assurance education.

“The review committee noted that our information assurance curriculum was well rounded,” said Glenn Dietrich, chairman of the Department of Information Systems. “Our program continues to train some of the brightest individuals in the industry.”

Wendy Frost—

Please send your comments to: wendy.frost@utsa.edu

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