National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led

Prerequisite: CMP 610. Examine important human aspects of cybersecurity, such as the motivations for cybercrimes, including hacker psychology and hacker culture. Explore the legal and regulatory environments related to local, state, national and international cybersecurity concerns. Formulate policy and conduct analysis for the prevention of intrusions, attacks, and threats to organizational data.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Employ cybersecurity terminology and applied technologies in order to assess cyber management and policy needs and collaborate with stakeholders
  • Apply human aspect principles to cybersecurity management and policy and design a cybersecurity strategy that aligns with the vision, mission, and goals of the organization's operational and strategic plans
  • Integrate appropriate enterprise, national, and international regulatory and compliance aspects into the cybersecurity governance framework and align an organization's security posture to applicable laws, statutes, and regulatory documents
  • Describe current developments in cybersecurity technologies and policies and address cyberattacks and incidents at the enterprise, national, and international levels
  • Apply the systems, tools, and concepts used to minimize risks to an organization's cyberspace and prevent cybersecurity incidents

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
  • Incident Response
  • Legal Advice and Advocacy
  • Program/Project Management and Acquisition
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Planning and Policy
  • Systems Architecture
  • Systems Requirements Planning
  • Threat Analysis
  • Training, Education, and Awareness
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Management

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.