National Information Assurance Training and Education Center | 134 followers on LinkedIn. You are the first line of defense. | The National Information Assurance Training and Education Center (NIATEC) is an intensive graduate-level training program at Idaho State University (ISU) and home to the CyberCorps Scholarship For Service federal training program – a unique program designed to improve the number and quality of federal information assurance and cyber professionals that protect the nation’s critical infrastructure and key resources. The NIATEC program was the first program in the nation to be officially recognized by the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE), and continues to distinguish itself as a leader in producing well-trained professionals who implement technology, federal policies, and business strategy with confidence. NIATEC is a highly respected participant in the information assurance industry.