NDU | IRM College | Information Assurance and Critical Infrastructure Protection (AII)

Information Assurance and Critical Infrastructure Protection (AII)

Academic Year	Class No.	Description	Section	Start Date	End Date	Location/Format
AY 06-07	1151	AII	13	8/27/2007	8/31/2007	Fort McNair, DC / e-Resident
AY 06-07	1152	AII	14	9/17/2007	12/7/2007	Distributed Learning
AY 07-08	1005	AII	01	10/15/2007	10/19/2007	Fort McNair, DC / e-Resident
AY 07-08	1006	AII	02	12/10/2007	12/14/2007	Fort McNair, DC / e-Resident
AY 07-08	1007	AII	03	1/14/2008	4/4/2008	Distributed Learning
AY 07-08	1008	AII	04	1/14/2008	4/4/2008	Distributed Learning
AY 07-08	1009	AII	05	3/3/2008	3/7/2008	Fort McNair, DC / e-Resident
AY 07-08	1010	AII	06	4/14/2008	4/18/2008	Fort McNair, DC / e-Resident
AY 07-08	1011	AII	07	5/5/2008	7/25/2008	Distributed Learning
AY 07-08	1012	AII	08	5/5/2008	7/25/2008	Distributed Learning
AY 07-08	1013	AII	09	5/12/2008	5/16/2008	Fort McNair, DC / e-Resident
AY 07-08	1014	AII	10	6/23/2008	6/27/2008	Fort McNair, DC / e-Resident
AY 07-08	1015	AII	11	8/11/2008	8/15/2008	Fort McNair, DC / e-Resident
AY 07-08	1016	AII	12	9/15/2008	12/1/2008	Distributed Learning

Course Description:
This course provides a comprehensive overview of information assurance and critical information infrastructure protection. Information assurance of information assets and protection of the information component of critical national infrastructures essential to national security are explored. The focus is at the public policy and strategic management level providing a foundation for analyzing the information security component of information systems and critical infrastructures. Laws, national strategies and public policies, and strengths and weaknesses of various approaches are examined for assuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical information assets.

Recommended Attendance:
This course is appropriate for senior leaders who exploit the information component of national military and economic power. This includes, but is not limited to, government and military information operators; Chief Information Officers; Chief Information Security Officers; military and government personnel who develop and manage information resources; and students in Professional Military Education programs (intermediate and senior).

Prerequisites
None; however, it is strongly recommended that this be the first NSTISSI No. 4011 certificate course taken.

Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to analyze laws, national strategies, and public policies; and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches for assuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of those information assets created, stored, processed, and communicated by information systems and critical information infrastructures.