The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

INFS 3320 Organizational Information Assurance

This course covers concepts of information assurance in enterprises. Students will learn how to: demonstrate understanding of the dimensions of organizational information assurance; evaluate meaningful metrics to measure the quality of information assurance, and set appropriate priorities and policies; measure security risk and present plans for loss prevention, incident response, mitigation strategies, and recovery of business information assets after an incident; improve communication to business owners and security teams, including legal and public relations implications of business information security and privacy issues.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Advanced standing; INFS 3308 and INFS 3310 with 'C' or better, or permission of the instructor. All students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, or Bachelor of Science in Materials Management and Logistics from VCoBE, must apply for and be admitted to VCoBE before they are allowed to enroll in the Advanced Business Core and Major coursework for their degree.

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Dept of Information Systems

Offered

Fall (only)