Teaching information systems security courses: A hands-on approach

It has become imperative for companies, governments, and organizations to understand how to guard against hackers, outsiders, and even disgruntled employees who threaten their information security, integrity and daily business operations. To address national needs for computer security education, many universities have incorporated computer and security courses into their undergraduate and graduate curricula. At the Miller College of Business, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, Ball State University, we have introduced an information systems security option for students majoring in information systems. This paper describes our approach, our experiences and lessons learned for teaching security courses using a hands-on approach.