As a leader in graduate-level education for information assurance (IA) leaders, the IRM College understands the criticality of protecting our nation’s information infrastructure. IA is a means for achieving this top national security goal.

IA education provides leaders with a foundation for protecting information, information systems, and critical infrastructures from damage or destruction. The IA Program is designed to prepare graduates to:

• Exercise strategic leadership in the development and use of information security strategies, plans, policies, enabling technologies, and procedures;
• Develop and lead programs to provide information security controls, security awareness training, risk analysis, certification and accreditation, security incident management, continuity of operations, and disaster recovery;
• Link people, processes, information, and technology to critical IA decisions; and
• Develop and lead, in accordance with laws and regulations, an enterprise IA program that promotes and attains national security, agency, and interagency goals.

The National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security have designated the IRM College as a “Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.” The College is also approved by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) to award the Information Systems Security Professionals (NSTISSI No. 4011) Certificate and the Senior System Managers (CNSSI No. 4012) Certificate to students who successfully complete the five-course curriculum. These certificates also satisfy the DoD 8570.1-M (paragraph C1.4.4.13) education requirements for management personnel performing IA functions on national security systems.

In response to the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), the College also offers the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Certificate. Students who successfully complete the five courses required for the 4011 and 4012 Certificates can add three additional courses to complete the CISO Certificate.

Click here for NSTISSI No. 4011  |  Click here for CNSS No. 4012  |  Click here for CISO

Students enrolled in the certificate program may take courses for Professional Development (PD); however, for courses to count toward the certificate or as a prerequisite, students must take them for credit.