Securing Privileged Access

This module explains fundamental concepts of information security and the important role IT professionals play in protecting organizational data assets. It discusses some of the most common information security threats and motivations behind cyber attacks, and outlines fundamental goals of information security.

There are fourteen families of controls listed under NIST 800-171, for a total of 110 controls to examine and implement. This module will review those families, covering what they entail and what controls are included in each one.

This awareness module covers identification and remediation of security vulnerabilities.