becoming a cae/ia - the process
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Becoming a CAE/IA - The Process. Centers of Academic Excellence. Center Designations Benefits The Process Website: www.nsa.gov/ia/academia/caeiae.cfm. Center Designations. NSA Objective - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Becoming a CAE/IA - The Process
Centers of Academic Excellence
Center Designations
Benefits
The Process
Website: www.nsa.gov/ia/academia/caeiae.cfm
Center Designations
NSA Objective• “To reduce vulnerability in our
national information infrastructure by promoting higher education in information assurance (IA)”
• “Producing a growing number of professionals with IA expertise in various disciplines”
Center Designations
Program Statistics• 8 years old • 66 CAEs NOTE: Only four CAEs in Northeast U.S.
• Application deadline – mid-December, annually
Center Designations
CAEs in Northeast U.S.• Massachusetts:
o Boston Universityo Northeastern Universityo University of Massachusetts – Amherst
• Vermont:o Norwich University
• Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut - NONE
Benefits
Formal recognition from U.S. government
Prestige Publicity Scholarship eligibility Grant eligibility
The Process Course mappings to NSTISSI 40XX
security series (two minimum) Filing of mappings for certification Post-certification, creation of CAE
application materials• Identification of gaps/missing elements• Plan for remedies
Filing Center application before mid-December deadline
The Process
Course Mappings – estimates• 40 hours per standard
CAE application –• 3 months (Pace Univ., GWU and
NDU)• 6 months (West Chester Univ.)• 3 weeks for re-certifications (ESU)
The Criteria for CAE Status
Criteria No.
Description
1. Partnerships in IA education
2. IA treated as a multidisciplinary science
3. University encourages the practice of IA
4. Academic program encourages IA research
5. Curriculum reaches beyond univ. borders
The Criteria for CAE Status
Criteria No.
Description
6. Faculty active in IA R&P
7. State-of-the-Art IA Resources
8. Declared concentrations in IA
9. Declared Center for IA Education or Research
10. Full-time IA faculty
The Essentials
College President / management team – full support for initiative
Dept. Chairs – ongoing support; consistent message that the project has priority status
Time-table – minimum deviation
The Journey…
Not for the faint of heart
Not for the undecided or uncommitted
The Recipients: high honor with multiple, collateral, unanticipated rewards