RegardingID Archive | UTSA’s information assurance program gets NSA nod

Thursday, August 14, 2008

The University of Texas San Antonio’s Master’s of Science and Bachelor’s of Business administration degree in information technology have been designated as Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the U.S. National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security.

The designation is for UTSA’s information assurance program, which includes coursework in biometrics, data mining, cyber forensics and intrusion detection. Graduates of the program are expected to have gained the knowledge and skills necessary to go onto careers in information security specializing in web-based defense.

Through the designation, the school is now able to apply for scholarships and grants through both the federal and Department of Defense information assurance scholarship programs.

Student information at Orlando college posted online

Personal information of 9,000 current and prospective students was inadvertently posted online by Valencia College in Orlando. The school has apologized for the mistake.

The information included the students’ names, addresses, dates of birth and student ID numbers but not their Social Security numbers or financial information.

Kantara’s trust framework GSA approved

The Kantara Initiative announced its approval by the U.S. Government Services Administration as a Trust Framework Provider program certifying levels of assurance one, two, and three non-crypto – non-PKI, says Joni Brennan, executive director at the Kantara Initiative.

Alabama schools in pilot program to track students riding buses

The Huntsville, Ala. school district is conducting a pilot program that will track when and where students get on and off the bus. Currently, three schools–an elementary, middle and high school–are involved in the pilot.

Illinois high school tests program to track bus riders

Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Ill., is piloting a program that can track students on school buses. The goal is to increase safety while determining more efficient bus routes. The school rolled out the program in late January that provides each student with a card that the student uses as he enters or exits a school bus.

What’s in a credential?

By Colin Soutar, Director of Identity and Privacy Assurance, CSC

In the past, the term “credential” was used solely to refer to a dedicated physical entity that intertwined an individual’s identity with a specific entitlement, for example a passport or driver’s license.

University of Maryland student information stored on publicly accessible computer

A state audit found that personal and financial information for students considering attending the University of Maryland were stored on publicly accessible servers that could make students easy prey to ID thieves.

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UTSA’s information assurance program gets NSA nod