About the Information Assurance Center
Information systems through various types of networks have been indispensable for modern societies in the information age. In order to use and process information with great confidence, both the information systems and networks as well as the information must be trustworthy. To achieve this objective, users need not only dependable and secure information systems and networks, but also effective mechanisms to ensure the integrity and quality of the information.
The Information Assurance Center in the School of Computing and Informatics of Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU is a multi-disciplinary center focusing on both the research and educational activities to address the broad issues of developing trustworthy information systems (TIS) and ensuring the quality of information being stored, processed and transmitted by information systems and networks. The Center is also actively engaged in technology transfer and continuing education for industry as well as assisting IA educational activities in community and minority colleges.
For more information on educational activities of the Center, see the Education page.
For more information on research activities of the Center, see the Research page.
The Center has been certified as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) and a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance - Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency & the Department of Homeland Security. The Center has been also certified by Arizona Board of Regent
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Information Assurance Programs and Scholarships Information Session
ASU has been awarded NSF Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS)
The NSF SFS program provides competitive scholarships to qualified students and seeks to address the growing need for federal information assurance professionals to protect the government's critical information infrastructure.
Arizona State University, a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Information Assurance Education and and a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research (CAE-R), has been awarded this schlarship program starting 2011.
The scholarhips will be available for both undergraduate and graduate students at ASU who are interested in information assurance concentration programs. For more information on scholarhip program, see the Scholarship page.
