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PSU Computer Security Curriculum Meets Strict NSA Standards for Secure Information Systems
Portland State University's Department of Computer Science received notice that its curriculum in computer security meets the strict certification standards set by the National Security Administration (NSA).
The NSA's National INFOSEC Education and Training Programs evaluated several core classes at PSU during the certification process: Cryptography, Introduction to Computer Security, Malicious Code and Forensics (computer viruses), Introduction to Computer Forensics, Network Management and Security and others. Information about those courses can be found at www.cs.pdx.edu. Portland State's program, a master's in computer science with a concentration in security, is the only one to be certified in Oregon or Washington and one of only a few nationally.
"I think our Computer Science department has had a very good history of offering courses in computer security," said Sarah Mocas, computer science faculty and director of PSU's Laboratory for Digital Forensics and Security Research. "We are training people that work in the local security industry and are interacting with local companies and local law enforcement on computer security and digital forensics."
PSU's certification will be officially recognized at the Committee on National Systems Security annual conference, April 8-10, 2003, in Williamsburg, Va. Formal certification of computer security curriculum is a first step toward receiving NSA designation as a Center of Academic Excellence for Information Assurance - a national center of excellence for computer security education.
Portland State University will play a key role at the Oregon Security Summit in Portland, March 14, a meeting designed to expand Oregon's national presence in the multi-billion dollar global computer security marketplace. The summit is sponsored by Oregon's Regional Alliance for Information and Network Security (RAINS), the nation's first public-private homeland security alliance. PSU's Computer Science department, through the Oregon University System (OUS), is taking a leadership role in the development of RAINS. PSU's Sarah Mocas serves as the OUS research representative to the RAINS steering committee, which is developing a network emergency management system.
The NSA's National INFOSEC Education and Training Programs evaluated several core classes at PSU during the certification process: Cryptography, Introduction to Computer Security, Malicious Code and Forensics (computer viruses), Introduction to Computer Forensics, Network Management and Security and others. Information about those courses can be found at www.cs.pdx.edu. Portland State's program, a master's in computer science with a concentration in security, is the only one to be certified in Oregon or Washington and one of only a few nationally.
"I think our Computer Science department has had a very good history of offering courses in computer security," said Sarah Mocas, computer science faculty and director of PSU's Laboratory for Digital Forensics and Security Research. "We are training people that work in the local security industry and are interacting with local companies and local law enforcement on computer security and digital forensics."
PSU's certification will be officially recognized at the Committee on National Systems Security annual conference, April 8-10, 2003, in Williamsburg, Va. Formal certification of computer security curriculum is a first step toward receiving NSA designation as a Center of Academic Excellence for Information Assurance - a national center of excellence for computer security education.
Portland State University will play a key role at the Oregon Security Summit in Portland, March 14, a meeting designed to expand Oregon's national presence in the multi-billion dollar global computer security marketplace. The summit is sponsored by Oregon's Regional Alliance for Information and Network Security (RAINS), the nation's first public-private homeland security alliance. PSU's Computer Science department, through the Oregon University System (OUS), is taking a leadership role in the development of RAINS. PSU's Sarah Mocas serves as the OUS research representative to the RAINS steering committee, which is developing a network emergency management system.
