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The Implications of Information Assurance and Security Crisis on Computing Model Curricula Denise R. McGinnis Mesa State College Grand Junction, CO 81501 Ken Comstock Mesa State College Grand Junction, CO 81501

Abstract: IT security is a complex problem that has become monumental in recent years. Identity theft is rapidly increasing. Cyberterrorism has caused new fears. With the explosive growth of the Internet and new technologies, hackers have found new ways to exploit systems. This has created a shortage of IT people trained in security. While salaries in other IT sectors are decreasing, security salaries are increasing. Government funding for security is growing, both within government agencies and for colleges. These factors imply that higher education and model curricula should include information assurance and security as a component in their programs. An examination of three computing model curricula shows inclusion of information assurance and security. Computing educators need to promote the inclusion of information assurance and security in higher education.

Keywords: information assurance programs, Homeland Security, National Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, NCISSE, model curriculum

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Recommended Citation: McGinnis and Comstock (2003). The Implications of Information Assurance and Security Crisis on Computing Model Curricula. Information Systems Education Journal, 1 (9). http://isedj.org/1/9/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2003: §2431. ISSN: 1542-7382.)