National Information Assurance Training and Education Center
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The National Information Assurance Training and Education Center (NIATEC) is an American
consortium of academic, industry, and government organizations to improve the literacy, awareness, training and education standards in Information Assurance
. It serves to develop professionals with IA expertise in various disciplines, and ultimately contributes to the protection of the National Information Infrastructure
.
NIATEC is associated with Idaho State University
, a National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. The Centers of Academic Excellence and NIATEC are components of a plan to establish a federal cyber-corps to defend against cyber-based disruption and attacks.
NIATEC has been active in development of training standards associated with both the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Special Publication 800-16 and Committee on National Security Systems
Instructions 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, and 4016.
Dr. Corey Schou
is the director of NIATEC. Dr. James Frost is the associate director. The group subscribes to the (ISC)² Code of Ethics.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
consortium of academic, industry, and government organizations to improve the literacy, awareness, training and education standards in Information Assurance
Information Assurance
Information assurance is the practice of managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes...
. It serves to develop professionals with IA expertise in various disciplines, and ultimately contributes to the protection of the National Information Infrastructure
National Information Infrastructure
The National Information Infrastructure was the product of the High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991. It was a telecommunications policy buzzword, which was popularized during the Clinton Administration under the leadership of Vice-President Al Gore...
.
NIATEC is associated with Idaho State University
Idaho State University
Idaho State University is a public university located in Pocatello, Idaho. It has outreach programs in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls, Boise, and Twin Falls....
, a National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. The Centers of Academic Excellence and NIATEC are components of a plan to establish a federal cyber-corps to defend against cyber-based disruption and attacks.
NIATEC has been active in development of training standards associated with both the National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology , known between 1901 and 1988 as the National Bureau of Standards , is a measurement standards laboratory, otherwise known as a National Metrological Institute , which is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce...
Special Publication 800-16 and Committee on National Security Systems
Committee on National Security Systems
The Committee on National Security Systems is a United States intergovernmental organization that sets policy for the security of the US security systems.-Charter, mission, and leadership:...
Instructions 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, and 4016.
Dr. Corey Schou
Corey Schou
Corey Schou is University Professor of Informatics and Associate Dean at Idaho State University, director of the National Information Assurance Training and Education Center and the Simplot Decision Support Center , and for ten years the chair of the Colloquium for Information Systems Security...
is the director of NIATEC. Dr. James Frost is the associate director. The group subscribes to the (ISC)² Code of Ethics.