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    Information Security and Assurance Center

    Welcome to the Western Governors University Information Security and Assurance Center. The ISA Center was officially declared WGU's Center for Information Security and Assurance studies in June of 2009. The WGU ISA Center provides alumni, current students, and faculty a resource for curriculum development, workshops, outreach, student presentations, access to IA resources, job opportunities and a place to collaborate with others interested in information security and assurance.

    The goals of the WGU ISA Center are to:

    1. Provide ALL WGU alumni and current students with educational opportunities focused on information security and assurance.
    2. Provide a resource for information sharing revolving around information security and assurance.
    3. Provide a collaborative environment for alumni, students and faculty to engage in discourse about information security and assurance.
    4. Provide opportunities for enriching information security and assurance education across colleges within the university.

    The ISA Center is hosted by the WGU Alumni Center and sponsored by the College of Information Technology. We welcome you to participate in the activities in WGU's ISA Center.

    Sincerely, Gwendolyn S. Britton, Eds
    Director - College of Information Technology
    gbritton@wgu.edu
    877.435.7948, ext. 1864


    ISA Center News and Events

    ISA Center: Command Operations Center Report
    February 3 - Please join us as Vincenzo Troia presents his MSISA Capstone Report: COMMAND OPERATIONS CENTER TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION REPORT

    When: 12:00pm Eastern, 10:00am Mountain
    Where: Telephone, Web-Conference

    To access a web conference:
    Phone Number: 1-866-910-4857
    Passcode: 998607
    Web Conference: http://wgu.adobeconnect.com/cyndelia/

    Sans.org: Securing Access to the IT Infrastructure
    February 7 - Sans.org continues its complimentary webcast series with an event titled Securing Access to the IT Infrastructure: Predictions for 2012 that Every IT Security Pro Needs to Know. From the website:

    "The growing use of mobile devices and movement of resources to the Cloud are adding further complexity to access management administration, enforcement, and auditing. In addition, there are still basic access management challenges that need to be addressed."

    Stopping Fake Anti-Virus - Keeping Scareware Off Your Network
    On Demand - From the TechRepublic website: Fake AV, or Fake Anti-Virus, is one of the most frequently-encountered and persistent threats on the web today. This malware uses social engineering to lure users to malicious sites and scares them into paying for fake threat removal tools. How can you stop this threat from infecting your network and users...



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    Friday, February 03, 2012

    ISA Center: Command Operations Tech Report
    Please join us as Vincenzo Troia presents his MSISA Capstone Report.
    Details here

    Tuesday, February 07, 2012

    ISA Center: Securing IT Infrastructures
    Sans.org continues its complimentary webcast series with an event involving securing access to IT Infrastructures.
    Details here

    Wednesday, February 08, 2012

    Career Cafe Webinar
    Resume Writing Part 1: Learn How to Write a Master Resume
    More details here.

    Thursday, February 09, 2012

    Job Club
    Join us for Job Club. More details here.

    Friday, February 10, 2012

    Winter Mixer Atlanta

    Wednesday, February 15, 2012

    Career Cafe Webinar

    Using a School District’s Web Site to Your Advantage
    More details here.

    Thursday, February 16, 2012

    Job Club
    Join us for Job Club. More information here.

    Wednesday, February 22, 2012

    Career Cafe Webinar
    Networking on LinkedIn
    More details here.

    Thursday, February 23, 2012

    Job Club
    Join us for Job Club. More information here.

    Wednesday, February 29, 2012

    Career Cafe Webinar

    Resume Writing Part 2: Targeting Your Resume for Success More details here.

      



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