CISSP Bootcamp

Background for the UD IA Program

The University of Dallas (UD) enrolls approximately 3,000 students divided amongst an undergraduate body of 1,200 students, a liberal arts graduate program of 300 students, and the Graduate School of Management (GSM) with approximately 1,500 students. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges - SACS (the regional accrediting body for the southern U.S.). Through Graduate School of Management, the University has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and has successfully mapped to CNSS 4011- 4015, making UD one of only 7 U.S. universities authorized to award qualified students all U.S. Government CNSS educational credentials. Additionally, UD is today the only university to have so qualified through a graduate business program.

Today, Graduate School of Management has the largest graduate Information Assurance program in the nation with over 200 graduate students enrolled in MBA, MM, MS, and graduate certificate IA programs and courses. Graduate School of Management offers all of its core business courses and IA concentration courses via in-class and on-line formats, or any combination of the two formats. Through UD's Center for Information Assurance, UD offers and participates in many community and professional organization outreach programs, and research and publication activities.

UD is also a member of the U.S. Secret Service's North Texas Electronic Crimes Task Force, is a selected educational partner of the U.S. National Defense University located at Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C., and has been selected by ISC² to be its university educational partner in Texas.

CISSP Bootcamp

Recently the Dept. of Defense issued directive 8570.1 which requires industry certification of all IT security personnel as well as contractors working for the Defense Department components. These actions reflect the growing concerns of IT risks across all aspects of our lives.

We have a unique opportunity to offer one of the leading security certification prep programs developed by IP3 and offered at NSA academic centers across the country. This 5 day CISSP certification prep program has received glowing responses from students in government, industry and academia. It's been attended by Cisco, Adobe and other leading vendors.

The curriculum consists of a live five-day bootcamp along with optional online pre- and post- training sessions to make sure that every student is fully prepared. In addition, the course includes all the materials listed below.

5-Day Training Bootcamp

The 2008 scheduled dates for the CISSP Boot Camp are: