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Security Policy and Governance

Security Policy and Governance

  • Introduction to Security: Basics of security, importance of protecting information, types of security threats.
  • Key Concepts of Information Security: Threats and attacks, including malware, phishing, and social engineering.
  • Management and Leadership: Role of management in security, promoting a culture of security awareness.
  • Principles of Information Security Management: Risk management, governance, policy development, and alignment with business objectives.
  • Introduction to Law and Ethics: Legal and ethical obligations in information security.
  • Ethics in Information Security: Confidentiality, integrity, availability, and ethical responsibilities.
  • Professional Organizations and Codes of Conduct: Role of organizations in promoting ethical behavior.
  • Information Security and Law: Legal frameworks, liability, and digital forensics management.
  • The Role of Planning: Importance of planning in security governance.
  • Strategic Planning: Aligning security objectives with business goals.
  • Information Security Governance: Frameworks, policies, risk management, and compliance.
  • Planning for Implementation: Resource allocation, training, and ongoing review.
  • Policy: Framework for managing information security risks.
  • Enterprise Information Security Policy: Organization-wide policy development and risk management.
  • Issue-Specific Security Policy: Addressing specific risks like data classification and access control.
  • System-Specific Security Policy: Policies for unique system/application risks.
  • Guidelines for Effective Policy: Stakeholder engagement, risk assessment, and ongoing review.
  • Introduction to Risk Management: Principles of risk management in information security.
  • The Risk Management Process: Identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks.
  • Risk Identification: Techniques for identifying threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Risk Assessment: Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis.
  • Risk Mitigation: Selecting and implementing controls.
  • Risk Monitoring and Review: Ongoing monitoring and updating of risk management policies.
  • Introduction to Risk Treatment: Strategies for treating identified risks.
  • Managing Risk: Establishing a risk management framework.
  • Alternative Methodologies: Scenario analysis, business continuity, insurance.
  • Risk Treatment Options: Avoidance, reduction, sharing, acceptance.
  • Risk Reduction Controls: Access controls, encryption, backups, firewalls.
  • Risk Acceptance and Transfer: Deciding when to accept or transfer risk.