UNM ITS Security Administrator Earns CISSP Certification

Certification requires completion of 10 information security domains

University Information Security Administrator Jeff Gassaway, in the office of the Chief Information Officer, has achieved Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) certification. The CISSP designation is conferred upon qualified information assurance professionals by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, (ISC)², following the candidates’ demonstration of competence.

Photo: Jeff Gassaway

Gassaway completed 10 information security domains, also known as the of the (ISC)² CISSP® Common Body of Knowledge. Some of the areas included: Access Control, Application Security, Cryptography, Information Security & Risk Management, Legal, Regulations, Compliance & Investigations, Operations Security and Telecommunications & Network Security.

As the first accredited information security credential, the CISSP certification provides information security professionals with not only an objective measure of competence, but a globally recognized standard of achievement as well.

Gassaway started working in ITS as a student consultant in the Pods in 1996, while completing his Bachelor's degree at UNM. He joined the ITS staff in 1999 and has been working in IT security since that time.

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