TY - JOUR JO - Concurrency, IEEE TI - Education in information security T2 - Concurrency, IEEE IS - 4 SN - 1092-3063 VO - 8 SP - 4 EP - 8 AU - Bishop, M. Y1 - Oct-Dec 2000 PY - 2000 KW - computer science education KW - security of data KW - training KW - accurate confidential information KW - authorized access KW - hacking KW - information security education KW - publicly available information KW - security compromises KW - stolen identities VL - 8 JA - Concurrency, IEEE DOI - 10.1109/4434.895087 AB - The last four years have seen an explosion in the concern for information security. People are becoming aware of how much information is publicly available, as stories in the national news media discuss the ease with which hackers steal identities. On a less personal note, compromises of information involving authorized access show that organizations have information security problems. With this awareness has grown an understanding of our dependence on accurate, confidential information, and of the fragility of the infrastructure we use to secure that information. Of all the questions emerging, the fundamental one is this: how can we secure information? This essay discusses different forms of education that are relevant to this problem ER -