Cyber Security Program
The Cyber Security (Cyber-S) program prepares graduates to:
- Exercise strategic leadership and critical thinking in the development and use of cyber security strategies, plans, policies, enabling technologies, and procedures in cyberspace
- Develop and lead programs to provide cyber security, 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 cyber mission decisions to share information in a secure environment
- Develop and lead, in accordance with laws and regulations, an enterprise IA program that promotes and attains national security, agency, and inter-agency goals
It is a source of graduate-level information security education for those serving as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Senior Agency Information Security Officers (SAISO), their staffs, and cyber security managers. This program provides advanced education to respond to the requirements set forth in the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and requirements for secure use of national security information systems set by the Committee for National Security Systems (CNSS).
| Cyber-S Certificates : 4011; 4012/15/16; CISO | ||
| Course | ||
| NSTISSI 4011 Certificate (4 courses required) | ||
| AII | Information Assurance & Critical Infrastructure Protection | |
| ESS | Enterprise Information Security and Risk Management | |
| GEN | Global Enterprise Networking and Telecommunications | |
| SEC | Cybersecurity for Information Leaders | |
| CNSSI No. 4012, 4016; NSTSSI 4015 Certificate | ||
| 4011 + ATO | 4011 | AII, ESS, GEN and SEC |
| ATO | Authority to Operate | |
| CISO Certificate | ||
| 4012 + 3 courses | 4012 | AII, ESS, GEN, SEC, and ATO (5 Courses Required) |
| CBL | Cyberlaw (Required) | |
| COO | Continuity of Operations (Required) | |
CIP |
Select one course from below Critical Information Infrastructure Protection |
Government Information Leader (GIL) MS Degree
Cyber Security (Cyber-S) Concentration - 13 Courses Required
| Key Competency Area | Course | Course Title |
| Foundational (3) – All Required | ||
| GLS | Global Strategic Landscape | |
| OCL | Organizational Culture for Strategic Leaders | |
| CAP | Capstone Course | |
| Leadership (2) | ||
| AII | Information Assurance and Critical Infrastructure Protection (Required) | |
| DMG | Decision Making for Government Leaders | |
| IPL | Information Technology Program Leadership | |
| LDC/SLP | Leadership in the Information Age/Strategic Leader Program (AMP only) | |
| MAC | Multi-Agency Information-Enabled Collaboration | |
| Management (2) | ||
| COO | Continuity of Operations | |
| GIC | Governance in Cyberspace | |
| IPC | International Perspectives on Cyberspace | |
| ITP | Information Technology Project Management | |
| TCC | Terrorism and Crime in Cyberspace | |
| Technology (1) | ||
| GEN | Global Enterprise Networking and Telecommunications | |
| Core (5) | ||
| SEC | Cyber Security for Information Leadership (Required) | |
| ESS | Enterprise Information Security and Risk Management (Required) | |
| ATO | Approval to Operate: Info System Certification and Accreditation | |
| CBL | Cyberlaw | |
| CIP | Critical Information Infrastructure Protection | |
| IOS | National Security in the Information Age | |
| IWS | Information, Warfare, and Military Strategy | |
| SPA | Privacy Rights and Civil Liberties |
