MS Information Security

Meets the Committee on National Security Systems National Training Standards for Information Systems Security Professionals, Senior Systems Managers

The Lewis University Online Master of Science in Information Security

...ensure information security through innovation

Lewis Online Faculty The MS Information Security program explores the theory and practice of IT security on a global scale, the latest advances in all of the involved technologies, as well as the multi-layered issues on the legal and ethical levels facing IT security professionals. This master's program will challenge you to think, analyze, and strategize in unconventional ways, and to expand your ability for creative and innovative problem solving. It is a highly dynamic online program that provides students with the technological and managerial tools to safeguard businesses and government agencies from the growing risks and threats to IT functionality, integrity and data privacy they face on a daily basis.

Choose from two concentrations:

Managerial Concentration

The Lewis University Master of Science degree in Information Security with a Managerial Concentration focuses on the impact of information security on individual lives and personal privacy and the growing information security risks facing business and government. You will learn strategies for securing information and the influence of laws and public policy on how information is secured.

Technical Concentration

The Lewis University Master of Science degree in Information Security with a Technical Concentration examines how information systems can be made more secure. The curriculum covers processing systems, secure operating systems, applications, network security, cryptography, security protocols, and other issues that confront those charged with securing information networks.

Which concentration is right for you?

Students typically come from many different professional backgrounds with diverse career paths, which greatly contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the complexities facing the information security professional at every turn. The Lewis University Online Master of Science in Information Security will challenge your views and help you think and solve problems in new and less conventional ways.

Graduates of our online Master of Science in Information Security program are ready to take charge of their organization's IT security needs, act with confidence and knowledge, and have the vision and innovative tools to stay ahead of the curve.

If you are ready to meet today's complex information and data security challenges, this is the program that will open doors for you. Lewis University's online master's in Information Security program offers you:

Flexible online format to accommodate your professional and personal life
Comprehensive coursework that explores the technical and societal aspects of data security in depth
Affordability — we offer competitive tuition and generous financial aid programs
Regional Accreditation — Lewis University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

With technology expanding exponentially, the need for Information Security professionals is rapidly out-pacing supply. There is a global need for leaders who have the skills and the knowledge to meet the ever-morphing challenges of a modern world almost entirely dependent on computer networks, databases, and the Internet.

The Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation (IACE) Program has evaluated your certification application and validated that Lewis University courseware meets all of the elements of the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) National Training Standards for:

Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, NSTISSI No. 4011
Senior Systems Managers, CNSSI No. 4012

The IACE Program provides consistency in training and education for the information assurance skills that are critical to our nation.

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Course Descriptions

68-500 - Computer Organization (3)
68-501 - Principles of Programming (3)
68-505 - Introduction to Information Security (3)
68-510 - Data Networking (3)
68-515 - Operating Systems and Distributed Systems (3)
68-520 - Intrusion Detection, Response and Recovery (3)
68-525 - Encryption and Authentication Systems (3)
68-530 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Security (3)
68-523 - Computer Forensics (3)
68-550 - Operational and Organizational Security (3)
68-551 - Information Security Strategies and Risk Management (3)

68-552 - IT Governance and Compliance (3)
68-555 - Security Assurance Principles (3)
68-557 - Project Management and Information Security (3)
68-560 - Securing Windows (3)
68-561 - Securing Linux (3)
68-563 - Database Management and Security (3)
68-564 - Wireless Security (3)
68-565 - Secure Programming (3)
68-595 - Information Security Project (3)
68-596 - Information Security Certification Prep I (1)
68-597 - Information Security Certification Prep II (1)

If you are ready to confront the challenges of information security, request more information or call us at 1.866.967.7046 and a Lewis University Advisor will gladly answer all of your questions!