Information Systems Security and Compliance Certificate

Students who complete this academic certificate will focus on protecting digital assets of an organization. The certificate examines security through two lenses: auditing compliance and managing risk. Compliance from an auditing perspective focuses on internal and general controls to achieve regulatory and organizational guidelines. The second lens revolves around frameworks and strategies for managing digital risk in the IT enterprise using a combination of policy and technical tools such as network security systems, detection systems, remediation systems, and enterprise policy management systems. This certificate is not available to Information Systems majors. Certificate courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.