Security policies, mandatory and discretionary access control, Chinese walls, separation of duties and least privilege, security objectives, architectures, models and mechanisms. Privacy policy and technologies. Social implications of biometric identification. Intellectual property protection in cyberspace.

The course will use the process of certification and accreditation of a system or application to examine the impacts of security policies at various points during the system life cycle.

Students are expected to apply (on a smaller scale) the certification and accreditation process covered during the class to their home computer system. You need to be able to download documents from the World Wide Web, use e-mail, and install applications and vendor patches.

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Designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency

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	The Committee on National Security Systems and the National Security Agency have certified that George Mason University offers a set of courseware that has been reviewed by National Level Information Assurance Subject Matter Experts and determined to meet National Training Standards for Information Systems Security Professionals, NSTISSI No. 4011, 4012, and 4013 for academic years 2005 - 2008.

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The Information Assurance Scholarship Program is open to U.S. Citizens pursuing undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees from the Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education

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