Not sure I know the answer, but I don't see why not. As long as you
have the money, it is all online. I would suggest you go to their web
site and take a look.

Good luck!!

d3nw0

On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 16:57 +0100, Hill, Pete wrote:
> Can I take this course if I am based in the UK?
>
> Ive had a look at the site but cant find anything that suggests whether
> I can or not.
>
> Many thanks
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listbounce (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed] [mailto:listbounce (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]]
> On Behalf Of Chuck Taylor
> Sent: 09 May 2008 16:08
> To: Mark Dy-Ragos
> Cc: security-basics (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]
> Subject: Re: Masters in Information Security/Assurance
>
> Mark,
>
> I have my Master's Degree in Network Security from Capitol College. I
> believe the degree has been renamed to M.S. in Information Assurance. I
> have many years of experience in network and computer security so I
> found the curriculum pretty easy, but definitely valuable in that it
> hits all aspects of security and also hits pretty much all the different
> parts of the CISSP. The broad range of security topics allowed me to
> expand on what I knew and learn about some topics that I was aware of
> but never really dove into. My buddy is currently in the degree program
> now at Capitol College and he really likes it as well. He just received
> his CISSP and is impressed how this degree is hitting various aspects of
> it.
>
> The degree can be taken 100% online, so it is extremely convenient.
> Classes are pretty much once a week for about 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours.
> There is a large military presence in the classes which was valuable to
> me since most of my experience has been commercial, although I have also
> worked various government gigs.
>
> Good luck!!!
>
> d3nw0
>
> On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 16:23 -0700, Mark Dy-Ragos wrote:
> > Greetings All,
> >
> > I'm doing some research on the different masteral degrees available
> > for Information Security or Information Assurance. There seem to be
> > so many different options and paths available that I'd like to solicit
>
> > member feedback on the topic. Below is a summary of what I'm looking
> > at:
> >
> > 1. My goal for now is to get good comprehensive education around
> > relevant security topics.
> > 2. There's a long list of NSA accredited centers listed here:
> > http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academia/caemap.cfm?MenuID=10.1.1.2. What's
> > lacking though is an objective review of each college's offering and
> > the cost.
> > 3. Price of the program is definitely a factor. I'm sure I stand to
> > learn a lot from these programs, but are they worth the investment?
> >
> > Would love to hear the feedback of other members, especially those who
>
> > have taken a masteral course.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
> --
> Chuck
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