MIS 6330
School of Management
The University of Texas at Dallas
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Course Information
Course
Course Number Section MIS 6330.0I1
Course Title Information Technology Security
Term and Dates Spring 2013
Professor Contact Information
Professor Huseyin Cavusoglu
Office Phone (972) 883-5939
Email Address eLearning Email
Office Location JSOM 3.418
Online Office Hours N/A Other Information The quickest and easiest way to contact me is through email. If it is a topic that needs to be addressed over the phone, you can email me to set up a time to call/meet.
About the Instructor
Dr. Cavusoglu is an associate professor of information systems in the Jindal School of Management at UTD. Prior to joining to UTD, he was an assistant professor in the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. He received his PhD in management science with specialization in information systems in 2003. His teaching specialty is information technology security, and he has been teaching this course since 2003. His main research interests include information security management and the economics of information systems. He has published articles on the economic aspects of information security in various academic journals.
Course Pre-requisite MIS 6304 or MIS 6350
Course Description
The need for organizations to protect critical information assets continues to increase. Today, more than ever, organizations require professionals who understand technical issues and who are also capable of devising security strategies. Contrary to the common view, information security is mainly a managerial problem. Only through effective management of security, can security polices be defined and technical solutions be selected. The