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The University of Tulsa is Oklahoma's only Official (ISC)² affiliate and Oklahoma's only official CISSP Examination source.

TU's Center for Information Security faculty and staff now offer CISSP seminars in both Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Review Seminar instructors are highly credentialed and experienced in the field of information security, preparing candidates for (ISC)² rigorous examinations. Instructors Hale, Manes and Greer provide theoretical, technical and real world experience across all areas of information security.

(ISC)² affiliates assist security professionals and practitioners in obtaining the CISSP, the "Gold Standard" in Information Security certification. The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)² , is the internationally recognized Gold Standard for educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers. (ISC)² has certified over 42,000 information security professionals in more than 110 countries.

TU is an official affiliate of (ISC)², a designation recognizing it's superior level of competence in the field of Information Security. Affiliates' course material reflects the most recent CBK used on the examination.

Programs offered:

CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
The CISSP credential is ideal for mid- and senior-level managers who are working toward or have already attained positions as CISOs, CSOs or Senior Security Engineers.

Per DoD 8570.01-M, December 19, 2005 - The CISSP is a requirement for federal government employees and government contractors.

Instructors:

John Hale, Ph.D.
Dr. John Hale is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Information Security at the University of Tulsa. Dr. Hale has significant expertise in computer security, distributed systems and formal methods. He has published approximately refereed articles and one book, Research Advances in Database and Information Systems Security, Kluwer (2000). Dr. Hale is a member of the IFIP Working Group 11.3 on Database Security and served as Program Co-Chair for its 1999 International Conference. His research sponsored by the NSA and NSF explores the role of operating systems, programming languages and virtual machines in providing secure computation and communication environments.

Gavin W. Manes, Ph.D.
Dr. Gavin W. Manes brings extensive knowledge in the field of digital forensics to his position as president of Oklahoma Digital Forensics Professionals Inc. Manes received his doctorate in computer science from the University of Tulsa, where he now works as research assistant professor. Since 1996, Manes has specialized in the fields of information assurance, computer security, and digital forensics at the Center for Information Security at TU. He has briefed the White House, National Security Council, and the Pentagon in his areas of expertise. In addition, he has earned all five National Information Assurance Education and Training Program federal information assurance certifications from the Committee on National Security Systems and the National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instruction.

David Greer
David Greer is a Ph.D student at the University of Tulsa at the Center for Information Security. His current research interests include digital forensics, information assurance education, and cyber law. Mr. Greer most recently was the information security specialist at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.

 

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