NCSP Awareness Certificate - Self Paced Video Training

Overview

This 2-hour NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Awareness Certificate self-paced video training course introduces students to the fundamentals associated with Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity Risk Management and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

On completion of the course, students are issued with a Certificate of Completion.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

Objectives

This easy paced 2-hour eLearning NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Awareness Certificate course introduces students to the fundamentals associated with Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity Risk Management and the NIST Cyber Security Framework

On completion of the course who will understand;

Understand Digital Transformation & Becoming Digital

• Basics of Digital Transformation
• Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation
• Digital Transformation & NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)

Understanding Cyber Risks

• Cyber Risk Equation
• Cyber Risk Components
• Basics of Cyber Risk Assessment

Understanding the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Fundamentals

• NIST-CSF Overview
• Framework Core, Tiers & Profiles

Outline

Digital Transformation: Becoming Digital

Lesson: Basics of Digital Transformation

• What is Digital Transformation?
• Transformation - Industrial to Digital Era
• Digital Transformation & Critical Infrastructure
• Digital Transformation: Attributes of the Digital Enterprise

Lesson: Becoming Digital

• Digital Transformation from the Corner Office
• Becoming "Digital"
• Optimized Rate of Change
• Outside-in, Putting Customers First
• Transforming the Enterprise

Lesson: Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation

• Role of Cybersecurity in Digital Transformation
• Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure
• Digital Transformation: Basic Principles (THRIVE)
• Digital Transformation Impacts Many Areas
• Cybersecurity: Key DX Challenges

Lesson: DX & the Framework

• Digital Transformation & NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• Basic Review of Cybersecurity Practices
• Establish or Improve Cybersecurity Program
• Communicate CS Requirements with Stakeholders
• Buying Decisions
• Identify Opportunities for New or Revised Informative References
• Methodology to Protect Privacy & Civil Liberties

Summary: Digital Transformation

• Knowledge Check - Things you should know
• Checkpoint

Understanding Cyber Risks

Lesson: Cyber Risk Equation

• The Problem
• Profile of an Attack
• Phases of the Kill Chain
• MITRE Attack Framework
• MITRE Enterprise ATT&CK Framework
• The Cyber Risk Equation
• Evaluating the Results - What does it all mean?

Lesson: Cyber Risk Components

• Cyber Risk Components: Threats
• Cyber Risk Components: Business & Technical Vulnerabilities
• Cyber Risk Components: Assets & Information
• Cyber Risk Components: Controls
• Cyber Risk: Fighting Back

Lesson: Basics of Cyber Risk Assessment

• Risk Assessments
• Risk Management Process
• Frame the Risk
• Assess the Risk
• Respond to the Risk
• Monitor the Risk
• Key Risk Concepts
• Risk Framing Components & Relationships
• Organizational Risk Frame

Summary: Understanding Cyber Risks

• Knowledge Check - Things you should know
• Checkpoint

NIST Cybersecurity Framework Fundamentals

Lesson: NIST-CSF Overview

• Cybersecurity Framework: Origins
• Key Attributes of NIST-CSF
• The Framework is for Organizations ...
• The Framework Components
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework Components
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework as a Guide
• The Key Areas of Focus
• Why Adopt the NIST CSF?
• Benefits of Adopting NIST-CSF
• Evolution of NIST-CSF

Lesson: Framework Core, Tiers & Profiles

• NIST-CSF Core Functions
• Core Function: Goals and Objectives
• Framework Core Approach
• NIST-CSF Tier
• NIST-CSF Implementation Tiers
• Key Properties of Cyber Risk Management
• Implementation Tiers Approach
• Implementation Tiers Example
• NIST CSF Framework Profiles
• Thinking about a Profile
• Profile Information Input
• Seven-Step Process
• Core, Tiers, Profiles Example

Summary: NIST CSF Fundamentals

• Knowledge Check - Things you should know
• Checkpoint

On completion of the course students are issued with a Certificate of Completion.

Students can progress to the NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Foundation Certificate or NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Boot Camp Certificate.