Management of Information Assurance On-Line! This class is for everyone who wants to improve their ability to manage teams of security specialists in protecting information. Learn how to speak IA to MGT! This online course introduces the basics of IA management. introduction to ethical decision making looks at the security side of employment practices and policies, discusses how to prepare an organization for the best use of vulnerability assessments, integrates operations and production into the field of information assurance examines the security dimensions of e-mail use and Internet access practical guidelines and techniques for effective security-awareness campaigns applies the principles of social and organizational psychology to implementing security policies The online course starts with sessions of slides and phone conferences from 10am to 5pm Eastern Time on Saturday and on Sunday (you get an hour for lunch) and is followed by four three-hour sessions from 7pm to 10pm Eastern Time on Monday through Thursday evenings. All students keep all the PowerPoint and PDF files and also receive a copy of the industry-standard Computer Security Handbook , 5 th Edition edited by Bosworth, Kabay & Whyne and published by Wiley in 2009. Students can ask questions at any time using the teleconferencing system or by instant messaging and receive a response as part of the lecture discussions. Each course has an associated discussion group for threaded messaging. The sessions are recorded and the recordings are freely available to all participants for download and review. Class Price: $1,995   Time: 10am -4:00pm Sat & Sun 7pm-9pm Mon-Tues- Wed-Thurs Location: online schedule Prerequisites: none CPE Credits: 24 Instructor: M. E. Kabay, PhD, CISSP-ISSMP, Assoc Prof of Information Assurance at Norwich University, Technical Editor of the Computer Security Handbook 4 th and 5 th editions, and writer of the Network World Security Strategies column. Inducted into the ISSA Hall of Fame in 2004. Learning Level: Basic to Advanced Target Audience IT Security Managers IT Managers Auditors interested in IS & IA Managment Course Ends with: guidance on setting up security policies a look at privacy considerations special issues in medical records security a discussion of censorship and Web filtering and a final session on professional training certification training in IA The course is given during the day Sat/Sun (10:00am to 4:00pm) and it is necessary for the student to work and prepare during the evening. Attendance at the trainings and at different workshops is obligatory in order to obtain an attestation or certification following the training. Curriculum Day 1: Introduction, class plan, SQR, Instant Messaging for questions during class, Yahoo group for offline discussion Ethical decision-making Employment practices and policies Vulnerability assessment Operations security and production controls E-mail and Internet-use policies Day 2: Security awareness Using social psychology to implement security policies Security standards Application controls Monitoring and control systems Auditing computer security Day 3: Computer security incident response team mgmt Data backups and archives Business continuity planning Day 4: Disaster recovery & insurance relief Working with law enforcement Risk assessment & Risk Management Day 5: Management responsibilities and liabilities & the role of the CISO Security policy guidelines & developing security policies Privacy Day 6: Medical records security Censorship and content filtering Professional Training, Certification and Training in IA Students looking for in-depth study of information security at the Master's degree level should visit the Norwich University MSIA Web site < http://infoassurance.norwich.edu/ > for full information about the highly regarded 18-month online degree program focusing on the management of information assurance.