Information Security Management Specialization
Secure a better future. The increasing threat of security breaches and computer network attacks require a sophisticated level of expertise from every organization’s top-level management. If you have a keen interest in information security yet need a comprehensive quality MBA program to hone your leadership and business management skills, this degree program is for you! JIU’s core MBA curriculum is enhanced with several highly specialized courses that advance your knowledge of information security and give you the critical tools to manage this important resource.
In this program specialization, you will:
- Demonstrate how to create a security policy in an organization and explain how to enforce compliance.
- Apply basic technical security concepts to a current state of security within an organization using a layered security model.
- Conduct an extensive gap analysis of various systems, and develop a risk management plan for an organization.
- Develop a disaster recovery plan and implement lessons learned from previous disasters to improve the plan.
- Advance your career opportunities.
Who should enroll:
The central focus of this program is for general managers whose responsibilities encompass corporate security and information risk management as well as those working as (or who aspire to be) chief security officers. This degree specialization also will appeal to compliance specialists, enterprise security managers and administrators, data security analysts and IS professionals who seek career advancement in upper management.
Specialization Courses
| MBA 611 Securing the Organization | ||
| MBA 612 Securing the Network | ||
| MBA 613 Risk Assessment and Management | ||
| MBA 614 Business Continuity Planning | ||

