• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

This webinar recorded on July 10, 2020 features National Defense University Professor Mark Duke discussing key leadership decisions to implement the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF). The RMF is a risk-based approach to implement security within an existing enterprise - it is leadership’s responsibility to ensure adequate and effective system security.

Learning Objectives

  • How to prepare your component or organization to initiate the RMF.
  • How to define, understand, and manage risk to your Information Systems by identifying your threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Understand the link to the RMF with Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Understand the new "Prepare" step of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-37 v2 RMF.
  • Explain managers’ roles and involvement in each step of the RMF.

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

  • Executive Cyber Leadership
  • Strategic Planning and Policy
  • Risk Management
  • Systems Architecture
  • Systems Requirements Planning

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

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