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Cybersecurity Risk Management Frameworks

Michael Whitman, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP and Herbert J. Mattord, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP, CDP

In this specialization, you will learn how to define Cybersecurity risk and discuss the threats that create it while you also learn to describe the role of Cybersecurity management in the management of Cybersecurity risk. You will go on to understand the elements of a general risk management framework as well as how to develop and administer a risk management effort. Along the way you will learn about the dominant standards and frameworks in risk management, and the tools used to support them.

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Four courses

Cybersecurity Foundations for Risk Management

(0 hours)

In order to manage cybersecurity, you must understand its language and environment. This course covers the foundations of cybersecurity, including threats and vulnerabilities as well as the tools, technologies, and strategies used to manage it.

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A General Approach to Risk Management

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Every organization relies on its information to support its business operations. Threats in the internal and external environments create the risk of information loss or damage. This course examines the design and construction of a risk management program, including policies and plans, to support the identification and treatment of risk to the organization’s information assets.

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Dominant Risk Management Standards and Frameworks

(2 hours)

Organizations with little risk management experience can look to national and international organizations for guidance in designing and implementing their risk management efforts. The two dominant organizations that offer guidance in this area are the U.S. National Institute for Standards in Technology (NIST) and the International Standards Organization.

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Implementing a Risk Management Framework

(4 hours)

The ultimate destination for a security manager is the Chief Information Security Officer (or Chief Security Officer), a senior executive role responsible for all cybersecurity operations in the organization.

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Learning objectives

You will be able to define cybersecurity risk and the discuss the threats that create it.

You will be prepared to explain the risk management process to assess and treat risk in the organization.

You will be able to define cybersecurity risk and the discuss the threats that create it.
You will be prepared to explain the risk management process to assess and treat risk in the organization.

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Time

6 hours

Level

Introductory

Via

Coursera

Institution

University System of Georgia

Instructors

Michael Whitman, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP

Herbert J. Mattord, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP, CDP

Level

Introductory

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