4 semester credit hours
A Risk Analyst (RA) is involved in the assessment of risk at almost every aspect of an Information System’s life cycle, from its design to its disposition. In fact, in accordance with the National Information Assurance (IA) Training Standard for Risk Analysts (4016) Risk Analyst are engaged in nine categories of activities presented in this course: Information System Life Cycle, Countermeasures Identification, Implementation, and Assessments, Certification and Accreditation, Synthesis of Analysis, Testing and Evaluation, Threat and Adversary Analysis, Mission and Assets Assessments, Vulnerabilities and Attack Avenues Analysis, as well as Training and Awareness. By participating in all of these activities, RAs can augment an organization’s ability to protect its information systems as well as mitigate risks. Prereq. EC202. Labs consist of assigned practice, projects and/or case studies relating to topics covered. Course contains 3 semester credit hours (45 clock hours) of lecture and 1 semester credit hour (30 clock hours) of laboratory work.
