Security Policy and Governance all units review

Security Policy and Governance

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• 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.