Selection and Implementation of Security Controls

About Selection and Implementation of Security Controls

This course was developed as a means of helping entry-level as well as seasoned cybersecurity professionals, to develop a more holistic rather than isolated approach to implementing controls to address cyber or information security risks. The content of this course is as follows:

SECTION 1 TOPICS

1a-Course Intro 1b-Course Intro- The Case at hand 2-About the course 3-Meet your Instructor-Mentor 4-Course Roadmap 5-Approach to Control Selection_ pt1 6-Approach to Control Selection_ pt2 7-Applying same approach to real Data Breaches at a high-level 8-Introduction to security controls 9-Key considerations for the identification- selection & implementation of controls 10-Risk Assessment-BIA, Control Selection, Cost Benefit Analysis 11-Cost Benefit Analysis associated with controls selection 12-Technology integration, Operational impact, continuous monitoring, Employee training 13-Regulatory Compliance, Incident Response Planning

SECTION 2 TOPICS

14-High-level process of selecting controls to protect eCommerce web server-Pt1 14-High-level process of selecting controls to protect eCommerce web server-Pt2 15-Steps involved in assessing the identified cyber risks in web server 16-Identify assets, identify threats, identify vulnerabilities 17-Determine likelihood, Impact, Calculate risk 18-Documenting Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Report-Pt 2 18-Documenting Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Report-Pt 1 19-The role of governance in the effective selection and implementation of cybersecurity controls 20-Why not implement frameworks that already have recommended controls 21-Challenges, considerations & disadvantages associated with implementing frameworks-Pt 1 21-Challenges, considerations & disadvantages associated with implementing frameworks-Pt 2 22-When to, versus when not to use frameworks for the selection and implementation of controls 23-Selecting and implementing cybersecurity controls based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Pt1 23-Selecting and implementing cybersecurity controls based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Pt2 24-Implementation Plan for identified controls 25- Measuring the effectiveness of implemented controls 26-Putting it all together-The Selection and Implementation of Cybersecurity Risks Controls 27-Course Recap-END

ASSIGNMENT-Research