1. Professional Development CS5493

2. Professional Standards Development College Degree Professional Association Professional Exam Licensing/Certification

3. College Degree Most professions have a college degree requirement. Many professions have specific degrees for the discipline. Professional degrees: – Bachelor – Master – Ph.D Education accreditation standards

4. Professional Association A professional association acts as an arbiter of standards for a given profession. Provides a forum for its members to meet, exchange ideas, and monitor the advancement of the profession.

5. Exams, Licenses, & Certifications Helps establish a level of competence

6. Computer Science Degrees First BS in CS was at Purdue University 1962 Advanced degrees soon followed. A shortage of BSCS graduates were filled by other technical majors from the 1960s-1990s. The MS & PhD in CS are professional degrees

7. Professional Societies ACM IEEE ISC-2 while not a professional society, its mission is to provide education for certification programs in information systems security.

8. Exams, Licensing & Certifications Security: SANS certification (Sys-Admin, Audit, & Network Security) (ISC)2 see isc2.org – CISSP certificate (Certified Information System Security Professional)