An Online Learning Approach to Information Systems Security Education
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Software Engineering Institute
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The demand for information systems security education has never been higher, while the availability of high-quality information systems security instruction and of well-qualified instructors are both extremely limited. Meeting the demand requires converting teaching from an individual activity to a community-based research activity. As a result, Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative and the Software Engineering Institute's CERT® Program have collaborated in the development of an online secure coding module that exemplifies how to capture expert content, ensure high-quality learning, and scale to meet rapidly growing demand. This paper describes this effort and how high-quality information systems security instruction can be scaled to meet existing and projected demand.
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Bier, N., Lovett, M., & Seacord, R. (2011, June 13). An Online Learning Approach to Information Systems Security Education. Retrieved September 11, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-online-learning-approach-to-information-systems-security-education/.
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Bier, Norman, Marsha Lovett, and Robert Seacord. "An Online Learning Approach to Information Systems Security Education." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, June 13, 2011. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-online-learning-approach-to-information-systems-security-education/.
N. Bier, M. Lovett, and R. Seacord, "An Online Learning Approach to Information Systems Security Education," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 13-Jun-2011 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-online-learning-approach-to-information-systems-security-education/. [Accessed: 11-Sep-2026].
Bier, Norman, Marsha Lovett, and Robert Seacord. "An Online Learning Approach to Information Systems Security Education." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 13 Jun. 2011. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-online-learning-approach-to-information-systems-security-education/. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.
Bier, Norman; Lovett, Marsha; & Seacord, Robert. An Online Learning Approach to Information Systems Security Education. Software Engineering Institute. 2011. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-online-learning-approach-to-information-systems-security-education/