National Centers of Academic National Centers of Academic Excellence for Information Excellence for Information Assurance Education and Assurance Education and

Training Training Program for 2 Year Institutions Program for 2 Year Institutions

(CAE2Y)(CAE2Y) Criteria for Criteria for MeasurementMeasurement

Dr. Guillermo A Francia, III, DirectorCenter for Information Security and Assurance

Jacksonville State University

CAE2Y DesignationCAE2Y DesignationProgram opened to nationally or regionally

accredited community colleges.Designation is for a National IA Education

and Training Center of Excellence for 5 years.

Must meet each of the six criteria.Letter of intent and a document verifying

the 2-year status and national or regional accreditation must be sent to NSA.

CAE2Y BenefitsCAE2Y BenefitsAdded value to program via

designationStudents become eligible for DoD

scholarshipsAccess to DoD/DHS/NSF grant

programsGraduates become certified

NSA/DHS security professionals

IA Courseware IA Courseware CertificationCertificationIA courseware must be certified

under Courseware Evaluation Program.

Courseware must meet the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) Training standards.

Required: CNSS Training Standard 4011

And at least one of the following: 4012,4013,4014, 4015, or 4016.

Points RequirementsTotal MINIMUM Point: 57 Total MAXIMUM Points Available: 108

MINIMUM POINTS REQUIRED TO QUALIFY AS A CAE2Y: 57

Minimum points must be met for each of the 6 criteria.

Criterion 1: IA Criterion 1: IA Partnership(Partnership(10/2010/20))Provide evidence of partnerships in

IA education with 4-year schools or other Community Colleges.

◦ Shared curriculum◦ Use of distance education for IA◦ Shared faculty on curriculum

development◦ Access to IA practitioners

Criterion 2: IA Student Criterion 2: IA Student Development (Development (14/2814/28))

Program provides development opportunities for students that lead to a two year associate’s degree or certificate in an IA discipline.◦ IA program of study◦ Transfer agreement with 4 year

institution◦ Agreement with high school to facilitate

awareness training◦ Hands-on training or lab exercises◦ Participation in IA/Cyber competitions

Criterion 3: IA as a Criterion 3: IA as a Multidisciplinary Subject Multidisciplinary Subject ((10/1510/15))Program demonstrates that IA is

treated as a multidisciplinary subject with elements of IA knowledge incorporated into various disciplines.◦ Evidence that non-technical students are

being taught IA awareness (in Intro class)◦ Evidence that IA related majors require

non-technical course of study (ethics, business, science)

◦ Availability of non-credit/credit professional development courses

Criterion 4: IA Outreach Criterion 4: IA Outreach ((4/104/10))Program must demonstrate a strong

collaboration with business, industry, government, and the local community.

◦ Evidence provided in the form of a Strategic Plan and/or general IA Awareness Program description (example: flyers, letters from sponsors, etc), and/or workshop accomplishments.

Criterion 5: IA Faculty Criterion 5: IA Faculty ((11/1511/15))

Faculty assigned specifically to teach and/or develop IA courses/curricula/modules.

◦ Identify by name faculty member with overall responsibility for the IA program

◦ Identify by name additional IA faculty members teaching IA courses

◦ At least one faculty with 9-hours graduate coursework in a related field

Criterion 6: Practice of IA Criterion 6: Practice of IA Encouraged Throughout the Encouraged Throughout the Institution (Institution (8/208/20))Program demonstrates how the

institution encourages the practice of IA, not merely that IA is taught.◦ Provide a link to the institution IA security

plan and/or policies ◦ Provide name, position and job description

for person responsible for infosec◦ Provide evidence of the implementation of

the institution IA security plan to encourage IA awareness throughout the campus

TimelineMay, 2011 – Course mapping

workshop at JSU.August 30, 2011 – Submit

course mapping for CNSS 4011 and CNSS 40XX.

October, 2011 – CAE2Y application preparation workshop

January, 2012 – Submit application for CAE2Y designation

Questions????