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Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT): Specialization in Information Assurance and Security
Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT): Specialization in Information Assurance and Security
Want to pursue information security training or an information assurance program? Consider the Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) degree program with a specialization in Information Assurance and Security. Our Bachelor in Information Assurance specialization focuses your studies on an area that is gaining more and more attention from an increasingly security-conscious business community. Courses in the information systems security degree specialization help students learn knowledge and skills common to industry-current network security professionals.
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The goal of the BIT program with a specialization in Information Assurance and Security is to help students learn about the types of information technology security used in business today as well as the practices that should be in place in any organization to ensure security. The program also addresses issues of physical and operations security.
In this curriculum, students can study essential practices involved in developing a security policy, including important topics including security standards, security baseline analysis, guidelines for security policy development, the value of security templates and policy implementation, revision, maintenance and enforcement, threat detection and reaction and technical and managerial responses.
The Information Assurance and Security specialization is designed for students seeking to gain experience in the major areas of system and network assurance and security, which may include wireless security, coping with insider threats, and hardening operating systems. In this industry-focused curriculum, students can learn how to:
- Apply the best practices of security principles to network and computer systems.
- Implement computer and network defense -in-depth.
- Use and deploy existing and emerging information assurance technology.
- Identify and resolve information assurance problems using qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Develop a response plan based on an organizational security environment.
- and many more industry-related skills.
In addition to the general education requirements, this BIT program with a specialization in Information Assurance and Security includes the following courses, taught by instructors who have relevant career experience in the IT industry. The experiences and firsthand perspectives they share in class can help prepare you for real-life challenges after you graduate.
CORE COURSES
- Introduction to Computer and Network Hardware
- Introduction to Operating Systems
- Fundamentals of Programming and Logic
- Introduction to Databases
- Network Infrastructure Basics
- Comprehensive IT Project
- Survey of Calculus
- Data Structure and Implementation
- Relational Database Management Systems
- Applications of Discrete Mathematics and Statistics in IT
- Computer Networks and Security
- Introduction to Web Systems and Media
- Human/Computer Interface Interactions
- Program Capstone
SPECIALIZATION COURSES
- Introduction to Information Assurance and Information Security
- Telecommunications and Network Infrastructure Security
- Web Application Security Strategies
- Information Systems Control and Auditing
- Principles and Methods in Cryptographic Security
- Information Security Certification and Accreditation Process
- Operating Systems Security Strategies
- Introduction to Computer Forensics
- Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing
- Global Information Security Laws and Standards
- IT Governance for Information Security Managers
Please see the AIU catalog for more information and a full list of courses.
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This program is available at the following AIU campuses:
Degree programs and availability vary by campus.