Course Outline
1 - Information Security Governance
- Enterprise Governance
- Organizational Culture
- Legal, Regulatory, and Contractual Requirements
- Organizational Structures, Roles, and Responsibilities
- Information Security Strategy
- Information Security Strategy Development
- Information Governance Frameworks and Standards
- Strategic Planning (e.g., budgets, resources, business case)
2 - Information Security Risk Management
- Information Security Risk Assessment
- Emerging Risk and Threat Landscape
- Vulnerability and Control Deficiency Analysis
- Risk Assessment and Analysis
- Information Security Risk Response
- Risk Treatment / Risk Response Options
- Risk and Control Ownership
- Risk Monitoring and Reporting
3 - Information Security Program
- Information Security Program Development
- Information Security Program Resources (e.g., people, tools, technologies)
- Information Asset Identification and Classification
- Industry Standards and Frameworks for Information Security
- Information Security Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
- Information Security Program Metrics
- Information Security Program Management
- Information Security Control Design and Selection
- Information Security Control Implementation and Integrations
- Information Security Control Testing and Evaluation
- Information Security Awareness and Training/td>
- Management of External Services (e.g., providers, suppliers, third parties, fourth parties)
- Information Security Program Communications and Reporting
4 - Incident Management
- Incident Management Readiness
- Incident Response Plan
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
- Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
- Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
- Incident Classification/Categorization
- Incident Management Training, Testing, and Evaluation
- Incident Management Operations
- Incident Management Tools and Techniques
- Incident Investigation and Evaluation
- Incident Containment Methods
- Incident Response Communications (e.g., reporting, notification, escalation)
- Incident Eradication and Recovery
- Post-incident Review Practices
Target Audience
The intended audience for this course is information security and IT professionals, particularly IT managers who are interested in earning the CISM certification. The course is also applicable to individuals who are interested in learning in-depth information about information security management or who are looking for career advancement in IT security.