Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers

Overview

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This course equips IT managers with essential skills in cyber risk management, focusing on identifying, analyzing, and managing cybersecurity risks. Learn strategies like mitigation, avoidance, transference, and acceptance to tackle threats and vulnerabilities. Understand threat dynamics, information classification, and security control implementation. Explore vulnerability management techniques, including ethical hacking and penetration testing. Gain insights into quantitative and qualitative risk analysis methods in real-world scenarios. By course end, IT managers will be ready to implement robust strategies to defend against cyber threats and enhance their company's security posture. Learn the foundations of risk management: determine, analyze, mitigate, transfer, avoid, and monitor risks. Manage third-party cyber risks, perform ethical hacking/penetration testing, and calculate quantitative/qualitative risk analyses. Designed for IT or cybersecurity managers, this course requires a basic understanding of cybersecurity and offers comprehensive insights into cyber risk management.

Syllabus

Welcome to the Course

In this module, we will introduce the course, discuss the profession of risk management, and explore essential standards and frameworks in cybersecurity.

Introduction to Risk

In this module, we will delve into the concept of risk, types of risks, the scope of risk management, and the roles involved, as well as examine common threats and adversaries.

Risk Management

In this module, we will cover the comprehensive process of cyber risk management, including identification, assessment, mitigation, avoidance, transference, acceptance, and monitoring of risks.

Information Classification and Security Controls

In this module, we will focus on how to classify information and implement appropriate security controls to protect against cyber risks effectively.

Third-Party Cyber Risk Management

In this module, we will explore the options for third-party cyber risk management, including how to identify and evaluate third-party vendors for outsourcing risk control.

Vulnerability Management

In this module, we will discuss the identification, assessment, treatment, and reporting of security vulnerabilities, as well as the use of ethical hacking and penetration testing.

Incident Response

In this module, we will focus on preparing for and responding to cyber incidents, with an emphasis on business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

Conclusion

In this module, we will conclude the course with a summary of key concepts, reflections on the importance of cyber risk management, and a thank-you note from the author.