Information Assurance IA Education Department of Computer Science

Information Assurance (IA) Education Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of South Carolina, Columbia Computer Science and Engineering 1

Department of Computer Science and Engineering • 22 tenured or tenure track faculty members • Undergraduate programs – Computer Engineering – Computer Information Systems – Computer Science • Graduate Programs – Certificate of Graduate Studies in Information Assurance and Security – Master of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering – Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering – Master of Software Engineering – Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science and Engineering 2

Information Assurance Education • 3 faculty members with primary interest in IA – Csilla Farkas: Information assurance, web data security and privacy, damage and social vulnerability analysis of cyber attacks – Chin-Tser Huang: Intrusion detection, wireless security, network protocols – Wenyuan Xu: Wireless networking and security, sensor networks, jamming detection and avoidance • 6 faculty members with IA-related research – Duncan Buell, Caroline Eastman, Stephen Fenner, Michael Huhns, Manton Matthews, and John Rose Computer Science and Engineering 3

IA Education • IA courses have been offered regularly since 2000 – 5 undergraduate and graduate-level courses – 8 graduate-level courses • Graduate Certificate Program in Information Assurance and Security (IA&S), effective since Fall 2004 http: //www. cse. sc. edu/research/isl/ia&s_certificate. html • Courses meet the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) Training Standards 4011, 4013, and 4014 – Required for Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education designated by the National Security Agency Computer Science and Engineering 4

Graduate Certificate Program in IA&S Targeted group • Graduate students enrolled in one of the graduate level programs • IT professionals working in security related fields Computer Science and Engineering 5

IA&S Certificate Graduate Program Admission Requirements • Baccalaureate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field • Work experience as information security professional • Admission requirements for graduate study at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering http: //www. cse. sc. edu/GRADUATE/Admissions. Page. html Computer Science and Engineering 6

IA&S Certificate Program Graduation requirements • 18 hours of graduate study with B average – 9 hours core courses – 9 hours of elective courses Computer Science and Engineering 7

Core Courses • CSCE 522 – Information Systems Security Principles – Offered every Fall semester – Required for Computer Information Systems majors • CSCE 715– Network Security – Offered every Fall semester • CSCE 727 – Information Warfare – Offered every 3 rd semester Computer Science and Engineering 8

Elective Courses • • • CSCE 201 – Introduction to Computer Security CSCE 517 – Computer Crime and Forensics CSCE 548 – Secure Software Construction CSCE 557 – Introduction to Cryptography CSCE 790 – Security and Privacy for Emerging Ubiquitous Communication system • CSCE 813 – Internet Security • CSCE 814 – Distributed Systems Security • CSCE 824 – Secure Database Systems Computer Science and Engineering 9

Center for Information Assurance Engineering (CIAE) http: //www. cse. sc. edu/research/isl/ Computer Science and Engineering 10

Future Considerations Research and Education • Goal: – Understand workforce demand available educational resources – Strategic plan for future to optimize resource usage • Student enrollment in CSE programs and in IA courses – Undergraduate vs. graduate education vs. certification – Skills needed by industry • Collaboration between academic institutes, industry, and government – Demand for workforce attract students for computing and IA – Support for IA centers scholarship for students, internship, travel to conferences, etc. – Sharing IA course materials enhanced IA education, distant education, guest lectures Computer Science and Engineering 11

Contact Information Center for Information Assurance Engineering http: //www. cse. sc. edu/research/isl Csilla Farkas farkas@cec. sc. edu Computer Science and Engineering 12