One of the hottest professions in the world today
With the growing visibility of information security in today’s hacker-beset e-commerce world, all indications are that there aren’t enough people with security knowledge and skills to fill all the open positions. As a result, salaries have been rising steadily in the industry despite retrenchment in other sectors.
Skills used in many areas
As an information assurance graduate, you can expect opportunities to use your skills in private industry, government, law enforcement, the military, health services and academia. You will be able to earn a living in a fascinating, ever-changing field using a wide range of computing skills and managerial skills.
Understanding more than just information security
You will be able to think through the many organizational and management issues as well the technical ones. Security today involves a wide range of challenges, including a grasp of business and management issues, good interpersonal skills, and a thorough grounding in the technology of computing and networking.
Doing your part to meet the needs of the nation
Information security is increasingly viewed as a necessary component of national security. If you decide to join the military after your graduation, you can aim for technically-demanding positions and perhaps get involved in signals intelligence (SIGINT), communications security (COMSEC), human intelligence (HUMINT), counter-intelligence (COINTEL), and information warfare (INFOWAR) activities and studies.
A career that is always exciting
With the knowledge you gain at Norwich of programming, networking and information assurance, you will be well placed to get the kind of job that never gets stale.
It’s all about integrity
Contrary to the myths perpetrated by black-hat criminal hackers, learning to hack into other people’s systems without permission is not a sound approach to becoming a security professional. Information security is about protecting confidentiality, possession or control, integrity, authenticity, availability and utility of information and information systems.
Norwich – one of the most qualified institutions in the country
The National Security Agency has designated Norwich University as one of the Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance an honor of great value in the security profession. At Norwich, you will have the benefit of dedicated teachers with real-world experience who want you to succeed. We have guest lectures in security, an annual infrastructure protection conference where you can help out as a volunteer, an annual information assurance student symposium, and even a weekly SIGSAC (Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control) meeting where you can talk shop over lunch with others who share your interests.
Join the Information Assurance Major (Bachelor of Science in Computer Security and Information Assurance) or add the Minor in Information Assurance and participate in one of the most exciting, dynamic and rewarding fields you can imagine!
