CSSIA has several training opportunities for faculty throughout the year BUT did you know that the National Science Foundation has several other supported projects nationally. To see all NSF opportunities go to http://www.teachingtechnicians.org/ and check it out. Some will link back to us but many many others will direct you around the country to others great workshops. Great Resource!
CSSIA is proud to bring you news quarterly regarding current and future events. Take a look at the students speak section in the Fall 2008 issue to hear what students are saying or the Winter 2009 issue to learn more about the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competitions.
The Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) system is designed to provide institutions with an information assurance or computer security curriculum in a controlled, competitive environment to assess their student's depth of understanding and operational competency in managing the challenges inherent in protecting a corporate network infrastructure and business information systems.
Alexandria Technical College, MN 1st Place Baker College, MI 2nd Place DePaul University, IL
Indiana Tech, IN
Inver Hill Community College, MN 3rd Place Rhodes State College, OH
UIS Designated as National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education
The University of Illinois at Springfield has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) for academic years 2009 through 2014. The award was made by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security , joint sponsors of the CAEIAD program. "This award gives UIS the prestige of having a role in securing our nation's information systems," said Dr. Ted Mims, chair of UIS' Computer Science Department and Director of the Center of Systems Security and Information Assurance within the department. For full text of the article click here.
CSSIA Faculty and Professional Development 2009
Each summer and for the past six years, CSSIA has trained over 1200 educators by offering a wide range of Cyber Security workshops at little or no cost to faculty. These workshops are geared towards providing college and university faculty with the tools and skills required to teach numerous topics in Information Assurance and Forensics technologies. Summer 2009 schedule. *Note: Workshops are constantly being added so please check back as changes are posted.
CSSIA CERT-SIA Collaboration
CERT has published their academic curriculum for colleges and universities interested in teaching and building a comprehensive information assurance program. It is free for qualified faculty on request (Click Here).
