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Recommended Citation: White, G L and J Long. Thinking Globally: Incorporating an International Component in Information Security Curriculums. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2006, v 23 (Dallas): §2324. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 5(39). ISSN: 1545-679X.)

Thinking Globally: Incorporating an International Component in Information Security Curriculums

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12 pages

Garry L. White    [a1] [a2]
Department of Computer Information Systems
Texas State University San Marcos    [u1] [u2]
San Marcos, Texas, USA    [c1] [c2]

Ju Long    [a1] [a2]
Department of CIS & QM
Texas State University San Marcos    [u1] [u2]
San Marcos, Texas, USA    [c1] [c2]

With the expansion of globalization, information security has become an international issue. Most of the security breach incidents and cyber crimes can be traced to sources outside the United States. Information systems educators and information system practitioners must consider a multi-cultural environment that arises from global information systems, which goes beyond national judicial boundaries. Based on three pilot surveys we conducted on the contents of information security certifications, curriculums, and college text books, we show a general lack of international perspective on information security education and training. The solution to incorporate international components in the information security curriculum must be interdisciplinary. Along with technical and management skills, learners’ understanding and knowledge in international laws and policies found in political science are also necessary. Based on this perspective, we propose several essential learning objectives for an international component to be included in information security curriculums.

Keywords: international issues, cyber crimes, security curriculum, privacy, ethics, Internet

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