How to Protect against Terrorism, Disasters, and Disaster Recovery (An introduction class)
Victor Williams, Macon State College
Due to the 9/11 disaster and the recently black out of 2003, it was found that many organizations did not know what to do once a disaster happens. It was also discovered many organizations did not have trained IT personnel on staff with the knowledge of how to protect their organization against terrorism, disasters or disaster recovery.
In response to the necessities to utilize more security and protection against terrorism in the United States, it is very important that the Information Technology (IT) student learn what to do to protect against terrorism, protect against disasters and what they should do once a disaster happens to their organizational computer systems. With the above objectives in mind, Macon State College has started looking into offering courses that will meet the criteria and goals of teaching IT students the importance of protecting against terrorism and disaster recovery. This paper will discuss a class on “How to protest against Terrorism, Disasters and Disaster Recovery” that will be presented at Macon State College during the summer of 2004.
Macon State College offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. This has proven so successful that the program has increased from 50 students in the fall of 1998 to over 1300 students today.
