Information systems assurance, security, and governance, including auditing, have become particularly important issues for public businesses large and small. Coupled with the increased visibility of security threats in the forms of hackers, viruses, and other malware, security and risk management have seen increased attention from IT professionals. With the increased adoption of enterprise systems and the above influences, the industry is also focusing more on application control and identity management. The ITG Graduate Certificate program includes courses on concepts and practices in Business Governance Processes, Application Control, Security Identity Management, Risk Management, and IT Auditing, all in line with the framework for this specialization advanced by the Information Systems Assurance, Security, and Control Association (ISACA), International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (IISSCC), the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the Association for Information Systems (AIS).