What you will learn
This learning path builds your knowledge and skills around managing enterprise security risk. As you progress through 21 courses, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of enterprise risk concepts, frameworks, reporting metrics, mitigation strategies and decision making. You’ll also explore a variety of administrative, technical and physical controls, such as audits, incident response, security policies and access controls. Upon completion, you’ll have an in-depth understanding of enterprise risk and the controls needed to help keep organizations safe from cybercrime.
Syllabus
Security Governance Principles
Course — 00:18:42
K0004, K0006, K0047, K0146, K0261, K0295, K0579
Explore security governance and how it relates to business processes and strategies in this brief overview course.
Regulatory Compliance
Course — 00:30:47
K0003, K0004, K0006, K0157, K0196, K0260, K0261, K0262, K0410, K0524, K0615
Explore the compliance issues related to digital data, including privacy laws, regulations, intellectual property issues and more.
Risk Management
Course — 00:49:20
K0002, K0005, K0047, K0048, K0162, K0165, K0169, K0214, K0295, K0455, K0527
Dive deep into risk management, including risk frameworks, assessments and modeling, as well as employee security awareness, vendor security and other issues.
Security Policies
Course — 00:22:31
K0004, K0006, K0157, K0169, K0215, K0242, K0243, K0264
Explore security policies and control frameworks and how they help drive the overall security of an organization.
Risk Identification Frameworks and Methods
Course — 00:39:38
K0002, K0048, K0165
Review best practices for IT risk management, including the steps that risk managers need to go through.
Risk Culture and Communication
Course — 00:27:24
K0002, K0527, S0070
Risk culture, appetite and communication of risk are important in understanding how risk relates to the organization’s values, goals and objectives.
IT Risk Strategy
Course — 00:31:20
K0002, K0003, K0101, K0293, S0038
Dive deeper into the importance of an IT strategy and how it should align with business goals, objectives and values.
Impact of Compliance
Course — 00:28:55
K0003, K0066, K0168, K0260, K0261, K0262, K0267, K0410, K0615
Refresh your awareness about the regulatory and statutory privacy and security requirements and their impact on risk.
IT Security Risk Concepts
Course — 01:45:36
K0002, K0004, K0005, K0007, K0065, K0070, K0106, K0151, K0267, K0342, K0527
Understand the security risks concepts and principles that impact IT risk practitioners’ jobs.
Risk Assessment Techniques
Course — 00:33:30
K0002, K0165
Learn how to assess the potential impacts of the various IT risks.
Risk and Control Analysis
Course — 01:15:32
K0013, K0165, K0342
Know how to use controls, along with incident management, to determine the state of current risk.
Risk-Based Decision Making
Course — 00:52:51
K0002, K0005, K0021, K0026, K0059, K0072, K0121, K0147, K0165, K0169, K0199, K0335, K0431, K0455
Learn about different business-related and IT management aspects that factor into risk assessment.
Risk Response Options
Course — 00:43:26
K0002, K0005, K0101
Alignment with business objectives is one of the drivers of risk management.
Access Control Fundamentals
Course — 01:37:36
K0007, K0033, K0056, K0065, K0071, K0104, K0158, K0179, K0211, K0332, K0336, K0452, K0488, S0023, S0031
Take a deep dive into one of the fundamental concepts of security: access control. Learn how to give the right people access to the right information in a secure way.
Control Design and Implementation
Course — 01:04:55
K0002, K0018, K0019, K0048, K0073, K0075, K0201, K0291, K0427, K0488, S0036
Understand the major types of risk controls and their interdependencies.
Key Risk Indicators and Key Performance Indicators
Course — 00:49:43
K0002, K0054, K0145, K0527
Learn key risk indicators, key performance indicators, plus monitoring and reporting tools and techniques.
Risk Mitigation Strategies and Controls
Course — 00:26:11
K0002, K0004, K0048, K0148, K0165, K0169, K0194, K0267, K0527, K0556
Dive into risk mitigation strategies and controls with this course on risk scenarios, responses and more.
Risk Metric Scenarios
Course — 00:12:56
K0002, K0183, K0527
This course on risk metric scenarios covers analyzing scenarios to secure enterprises and reviewing existing security.
Risk Assessment
Course — 00:17:16
K0002, K0006, K0149, K0165, K0263
Two videos take you through risk assessment methodologies, vocabulary and examples.
Asset Classification and Operational Considerations
Course — 00:10:20
K0021, K0090, K0154, K0195, K0211, K0267, K0270, K0287, K0291
Review asset classification and operational considerations in five videos, covering vocabulary, diagrams, key terms and important takeaways.
Monitoring and Communication
Course — 00:06:36
K0002
Enhance your risk management skills with three videos on risk monitoring and communication.
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Learning path insights
How to claim CPEs
Should you complete this learning path, you’ll be able to download a certificate of completion. Use this to claim your CPEs or CPUs.
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