Master of Science in
Information Security & Assurance

Each year, global businesses lose an estimated $100 billion to cybercrime. Some estimate that, coupled with the cost of bad data and bad decisions, this amount could be increased tenfold. With these dramatic financial losses comes an industry need for skilled safety assurance professionals. The complexity of today’s society has created new vulnerabilities and threats to information systems.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide offers a Master of Science in Information Security and Assurance that prepares its graduates to develop, coordinate, and protect information and knowledge resources. The M.S. in Information Security and Assurance degree program at ERAU is unique in its focus on business and organizational life in the Information Age.

Students strengthen their grasp of the information systems that modern businesses and organizations rely on and discuss the risks that bad data, faulty design, improper use, and hostile action can present to organizations.

This program is taught from three key perspectives — enterprise (system-of-systems view of organizations), knowledge management, and quality management — to provide a well-rounded foundation in business and security assurance.

Learn from experienced faculty who hold terminal degrees and are experts in their field.

Classmates who relate firsthand professional experiences enhance the learning environment.

With ERAU’s online educational opportunities and a network of education facilities designed to support student advancement in the U.S. and abroad, students have the flexibility to learn at a campus near them or even in their own home.

DEGREE DETAILS

About Information Security & Assurance at the Worldwide & Online Campus

Information drives the bottom line in today’s business environment. However, complex, emerging threats to information quality and security make it difficult to protect a company’s profits, performance and reputation. Offered through Embry-Riddle’s College of Business, the Master of Science in Information Security & Assurance (MSISA) is designed for professionals who aspire to leadership positions in the information security arena.

While the majority of information security degrees focus solely on technical aspects, the MSISA balances technical knowledge with business management principles.

With an interdisciplinary approach, the program prepares students to excel as strong decision makers driving enterprise-wide policies in any field depending on effective information for business success.

Students can customize their career paths by choosing from three specializations that are particularly relevant in today’s business climate:

Protecting Business Intelligence
Information Systems Security
Information Assurance in a Global Context

To meet the demands of busy professionals, the program is offered entirely online. Students will have the flexibility to study from anywhere at any time.

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M.S. in Information Security and Assurance

Complex, emerging threats to information quality and security make it difficult to protect a company’s profits, performance and reputation. Add to this a scarcity of high-level leaders who grasp both the technical and business aspects of information assurance, and we face the prospect of a perfect storm of information risks.

That’s why Embry-Riddle has created this Master of Science in Information Security and Assurance (MSISA) degree for professionals who aspire to leadership positions in the information security arena. Curriculum is offered through the College of Business and focuses on the technology and business aspects of how information security drives enterprise-wide strategy and success. Degree specializations are available in Protecting Business Intelligence, Information Systems Security and Information Assurance in a Global Context.

The MSISA is delivered with an interdisciplinary approach that makes the learning applicable to any industry. Choose this degree if you strive to excel as a strong decision maker driving enterprise-wide policies.

MSISA Program Notes:

1) It is strongly suggested that MISA 501 and then MISA 502 be the first two courses a student takes in their degree program. Many other classes build on this knowledge.

Information Security & Assurance Core
MISA 501	Assured Business Systems: Managing and Protecting the Information Systems Enterprise	3
MISA 502	Risk Management and Business Continuity	3
MISA 503	Informatics: Security Implications of Cross-Disciplinary Computing	3
MISA 504	Enterprise Systems Architectures for Information Assurance	3
MISA 505	Incident Management and Information Forensics	3
MISA 506	Cyber Law, Cyber Compliance, and Information Assurance	3
MISA 507	Quality Management for Information Assurance	3
Total Credits		21

Specializations/Electives

Specialization or Electives Credits		9
Electives: Complete a total of 9 credit hours (3 classes) from any College of Business unduplicated courses. No specialization will be earned for this option.
Specializations: Choose any specialization and select 9 credit hours (3 classes) within that specialization. Students wishing to complete multiple specializations will usually be required to take an additional 9 semester hours (3 classes) to earn the second specialization.

Total Degree Requirements

Specializations:

Protecting Business Intelligence Specialization
MMIS 521	Data Warehousing and Information Quality	3
MMIS 522	Business Analytics, Social Network and Web Analytics	3
MISA 523	Information Advantage -- Defensive: Countering Self-Deception and External Deceptions	3

Information Systems Security Specialization
MISA 531	Secure Information Systems Design	3
MISA 532	Integrated Threat Warning and Attack Assessment for Enterprise Information Systems	3
MISA 533	Product and Systems Safety and Reliability: Issues for Information Assurance	3
MISA 534	Aviation / Aerospace Issues for Information Security	3

Information Assurance in a Global Context Specialization
MISA 541	International Considerations for Information Assurance and Protection	3
MISA 543	Assured Strategic Messaging: Keeping the Message Intact and Effective	3
MISA 544	The High-Reliability Enterprise Model	3
MMIS 561	Global Information and Technology Management	3