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National Centers of Academic
Excellence for Information
Assurance Education and Training
Program for 2 Year Institutions
(CAE2Y)
Criteria for Measurement
Dr. Guillermo A Francia, III, Director
Center for Information Security and Assurance
Jacksonville State University
CAE2Y Designation
Program 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.
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CAE2Y Benefits
Added value to program via designation
 Students become eligible for DoD
scholarships
 Access to DoD/DHS/NSF grant programs
 Graduates become certified NSA/DHS
security professionals
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IA Courseware Certification
IA 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.
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Points Requirements
Total 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.
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Criterion 1: IA Partnership(10/20)
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Provide evidence of partnerships in IA
education with 4-year schools or other
Community Colleges.
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Shared curriculum
Use of distance education for IA
Shared faculty on curriculum development
Access to IA practitioners
Criterion 2: IA Student Development
(14/28)
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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 Multidisciplinary
Subject (10/15)
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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 nontechnical course of study (ethics, business,
science)
◦ Availability of non-credit/credit professional
development courses
Criterion 4: IA Outreach (4/10)
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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 (11/15)
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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 Encouraged
Throughout the Institution (8/20)
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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
Timeline
May, 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
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