CIS 4690 - Information and Information Systems Security Risk Management

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: CIS 4688.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.

Description
Crosslisting: NEX 4104. This course develops knowledge and skills in risk based information security management geared toward preventive management and assurance of security of information and information systems in technology-enabled environments It focuses on risk assessments, risk mitigation strategies, risk profiling and sensitivity, quantitative and qualitative models of calculating risk exposures, security controls and services, threat and vulnerability management, financing the cost of security risks, and return on investment for information security initiatives. The course presents several risk assessment models with an ultimate goal of identifying and realizing the unique and acceptable level of information risk for an organization.