Activities supported by the institute will include:
- Coordination of IUP activities in information assurance
- Coordination of IUP-based research and publication in information assurance
- Provision of consultancy to neighboring companies and small businesses concerning security in computing and information assurance
- Provision of leadership to surrounding community colleges and technical schools through conductance of workshops in information assurance
- Encouraging and coordinating the involvement of IUP professors in seeking external funding for furthering activities in information assurance at IUP
- Procuring and maintaining partnership between IUP and strongly security oriented companies in the vicinity (like Concurrent Technologies Corporation)
- Promoting faculty and student awareness of information assurance at IUP
- Provision of internship opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience as they work with faculty research projects and/or community projects
- Coordination of courses in information assurance as they are taught at IUP by the various departments involved with the institute
- Provision of training and certification seminars and workshops for businesses and other partner institutions
