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Designed for IT and cybersecurity managers, this course offers a basic but comprehensive insight into cyber risk management.
Recommended experience
Beginner level
Designed for IT and cybersecurity managers, this course offers a basic but comprehensive insight into cyber risk management.
Analyze how to mitigate, transfer, avoid, and monitor risks
Apply effective strategies for managing third-party cyber risks
Demonstrate ethical hacking/penetration testing techniques to identify and reduce vulnerabilities
Evaluate methods for calculating quantitative and qualitative risk analyses
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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.
In this module, we will introduce the course, discuss the profession of risk management, and explore essential standards and frameworks in cybersecurity.
3 videos1 reading
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.
5 videos1 assignment
In this module, we will cover the comprehensive process of cyber risk management, including identification, assessment, mitigation, avoidance, transference, acceptance, and monitoring of risks.
9 videos1 assignment
In this module, we will focus on how to classify information and implement appropriate security controls to protect against cyber risks effectively.
4 videos1 assignment
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.
2 videos1 assignment
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.
3 videos1 assignment
In this module, we will focus on preparing for and responding to cyber incidents, with an emphasis on business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
1 video1 assignment
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.
1 video1 assignment
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Yes, you can preview the first video and view the syllabus before you enroll. You must purchase the course to access content not included in the preview.
If you decide to enroll in the course before the session start date, you will have access to all of the lecture videos and readings for the course. You’ll be able to submit assignments once the session starts.
Once you enroll and your session begins, you will have access to all videos and other resources, including reading items and the course discussion forum. You’ll be able to view and submit practice assessments, and complete required graded assignments to earn a grade and a Course Certificate.
If you complete the course successfully, your electronic Course Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Course Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.
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You will be eligible for a full refund until two weeks after your payment date, or (for courses that have just launched) until two weeks after the first session of the course begins, whichever is later. You cannot receive a refund once you’ve earned a Course Certificate, even if you complete the course within the two-week refund period. See our full refund policy.
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
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