Managers need cyber methodology knowledge together with technical and management skills to gain the respect of technical team members, understand what technical staff are actually doing, and appropriately plan, act, prepare and manage security projects, incidents and initiatives. This is a big and important job that requires an understanding of a wide array of security topics.
This course empowers you to become an effective manager and get up to speed quickly on information security issues and terminology. You won't just learn about security; you will learn how to manage security.
Cyber for managers course covers a wide range of security topics across the entire security stack. Data, network, host, application, and user controls are covered in conjunction with key management topics that address the overall security lifecycle, including governance and technical controls focused on protecting, detecting, and responding to security issues .
Learning Objectives
The approach of this course will prepare you to:
- Make sense of different cybersecurity frameworks.
- Understand and analyze risk.
- Understand the pros and cons of different reporting relationships.
- Prepare your organization to handle with privacy and security regulations.
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Specialty Areas
- Cybersecurity Management
- Executive Cyber Leadership
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