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This course is part of Managing Cybersecurity Specialization
Instructors: Herbert J. Mattord, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP, CDP
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Identify the importance and functions of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance in Cybersecurity program management.
Describe best practices in risk management including the domains of risk assessment and risk treatment.
Describe the structure and content of Cybersecurity-related strategy, plans, and planning
Identify the key components and methodologies of Cybersecurity policies and policy development
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Managing cybersecurity is about managing risk, specifically the risk to information assets of valued by an organization. This course examines the role of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) as part of the Cybersecurity management process, including key functions of planning, policies, and the administration of technologies to support the protection of critical information assets.
In this course, a learner will be able to: ● Identify the importance and functions of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance in Cybersecurity program management. ● Describe best practices in risk management including the domains of risk assessment and risk treatment. ● Describe the structure and content of Cybersecurity-related strategy, plans, and planning ● Identify the key components and methodologies of Cybersecurity policies and policy development ● Discuss the role of performance measures as a method to assess and improve GRC programs
This is an overview of the learning objectives for the course.
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Introduction to the module on Cybersecurity Governance and Planning
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Learning Objectives for the module cybersecurity risk management
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Learning objectives for module cybersecurity policy.
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Learning objectives for Enterprise Cybersecurity Policy
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Learning objectives for Law and Regulation in Cybersecurity
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Reviewed on Oct 8, 2020
Give me new insight about cybersecurity and how to manage it. Great lecturers and vivid descriptions.
Reviewed on Sep 18, 2024
This course was insightful. I learned a lot in the course. I learned cyber security as it relates to governance, risk management, and compliance.
Reviewed on Nov 20, 2022
Good Course on understanding how the Cybersecurity approach should be and what it takes to understand the same
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