<title>Fountainhead Hosts Wireless Security Seminar

January 17, 2005, Halls Shopper News

Fountainhead College of Technology has teamed with ARUBA Technologies to offer wireless security training. An introductory seminar was held last week.

ARUBA engineer Steve Scully discussed specific goals of the training and the importance of wireless security.

Fountainhead College, located on Tazewell Pike in Fountain City, has met the criteria to award four information assurance certificates approved by the National Security Agency's (NSA) Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) .

"Fountainhead voluntarily submitted its curriculum to be evaluated by the CNSS IA courseware approval process," said president Richard Rackley.

According to the CNSS Web site, CNSS certified institutions receive national recognition and serve as a model for other academic, commerical and government education and training institutions.

Because the curriculum itself has been approved, in addition to their degree, graduates of the network security and forensics bachelor program will receive four CNSS certificates without additional testing requirements.

The college was formerly Tennessee Institute of Electronics, founded in 1947. It offers bachelor degrees in network security & forensics and technical management, as well as associate degrees in computer programming, website development, information technology and electronics engineering.

About Fountainhead College of Technology's (FCT) Center for Information Assurance & Cybersecurity Training (IACT)

Fountainhead College of Technology, formerly Tennessee Institute of Electronics, was founded in 1947 and is committed to using it resources to significantly contribute to efforts to secure the nation's critical infrastructure. In 1999 the college began offering an associate's degree in Information Technology with curriculum developed to include information security training. In 2002 the college began development of a baccalaureate degree in Network Security and Forensics; and in 2003 Fountainhead College of Technology became the first college in the southeast to offer a computer security focused baccalaureate degree. The mission of the IACT center is to develop and maintain a strong information assurance curriculum that adheres to national standards, and to also address the cybersecurity needs of the community by offering training and support for Fountainhead College of Technology students, staff, and faculty; local law enforcement; government agencies; and information technology professionals.

For more information, please visit the official IACT website at: http://www.iawire.org, or contact Tammy Alexander, Program Coordinator at tam@iawire.org.