Oct 07 2009 14 mins 1
As people increasingly turn to information assurance to start - or re-start - a career, the nation's community colleges play a greater role in job training.
Erich Spengler, professor at Moraine Valley Community College near Chicago, discusses:
The role of community colleges in information assurance education;
Challenges and opportunities for two-year programs;
Where to begin when considering your next career move.
Spengler has over 20 years experience in Information Systems and holds an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois - Springfield. In addition to serving as a tenured professor of Computer Integrated Technologies at Moraine Valley Community College, Erich also serves as a Guest Lecturer at Northwestern University and as the Director and Principle Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA @ www.cssia.org). Erich holds several industry certifications including CISSP.
