PhD in Information Assurance

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Hi,

I'm looking to get in a school which has strong research in Information Security.

Below is my profile:

I took my TOEFL and got 99/120, GRE (Quant:780 Verbal:460 Writing 3.5) more than 2 years ago. Should I retake them?

I got admission to a Master in Information Systems in an unfamous school in US.

Undergrad GPA:7.44/10

Grad GPA:4.0/4/0 (still have 4 courses left)

Worked 2 years as software developer

No publications. I'll try to submit my paper soon.

I define my targets as:

- Top tier: CMU, UC Austin, UC Davis, Virgina Tech

- Medium: U of M Twin Ciites

- Safe: Iowa State University

Does anybody has recent rankings about Information Security for phD program? What additional school should I consider?

Thank you.