Capella has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) by the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Capella’s information security curriculum meets the NSA Committee on National Security Systems standards 4011, 4013, 4014.
This center provides access to resources, tools, and the latest information regarding information assurance as a way to enhance understanding in this field of study.
The NSA’s Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation (IACE) Review Committee has validated that Capella’s information security curriculum meets the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) National Standards 4011, 4013, (and 4014 coming). Learn what this means to a Capella learner.
Eric Chabrow recently posted an article at GovInfoSecurity suggesting that Steve Charney is a potential candidate for the position of Federal Cybersecurity Czar, a position which was recently announced by President Obama. READ ON
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I have recently been attending a range of webinar meetings being held by federal and private healthcare stakeholders that are trying to get their arms around the Health IT mandates that are included in the Obama stimulus and health reform plans. The big cahuna in healthcare is the HIPAA security and privacy regulations that were meant to protect the private health information of individuals. READ ON
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Exciting news!
The Department of Defense (DoD) has selected a Capella University graduate student to receive its Information Assurance Scholarship, which is a full-ride scholarship that the DoD created to recruit and retain well-qualified personnel for work in the information assurance field, and to cultivate continuing capacity for information assurance workforce development at select institutions of higher learning throughout the United States. READ ON
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Read the letter to Capella’s President, Chris Cassier, from the NSA.
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The subcommittee on research and science education which is part of the House Committee on Science and Technology has begun holding a series of hearings on Cyber Security. Yesterday the focus of the hearing was on R&D and Education. The next hearing is on Policy Review. If you are interested in reading the testimony visit this link and then let us know what you think about government intervention into this arena.
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I’ve been on the lookout for good sources of information on security and assurance podcasts. Here are a few good ones I’ve found. Send us yours and we’ll compile a list to post on the site resources. While you are at it, let us know your ideas on how you fit these podcasts into your day to day activities, that make them an efficient way to pick up information.
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Jason Schossler describes a class action lawsuit that has been filed against Express Scripts related to a hacking incident which resulted in exposure of the personal information of an unknown number of their customers. This incident became known by Express Scripts only after receiving an extortion note from the hacker.
This is an excellent example of the impact a security breach can have on the reputation and financial well being of an organization. This is certainly not the first, and probably not the last time that sensitive information has been stolen and ‘held hostage’.
If you were asked to make the call, would you pay ransom for stolen data? If not, how would you resolve a situation such as the one facing the folks at Express Scripts?
Tell us what you think.
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Capella University offers several degree programs which specialize in the information assurance and security field. Visit one of the links below for more information.
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