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Course Overview

The course offers a structured pathway to understanding how security and compliance intersect in modern organizations. As cyber threats grow and regulatory landscapes evolve, a security-first compliance approach becomes essential for businesses aiming to build trust and meet regulatory expectations. Rather than treating compliance as a checklist exercise, this course emphasizes proactive implementation of security controls that inherently fulfill compliance requirements. Learners are introduced to core concepts that align business resilience with legal and regulatory obligations, helping them design programs that are both secure and compliant from the ground up.

This course begins with an overview of the limitations of traditional compliance methods and introduces the concept of security-first compliance. It progresses into foundational activities like forming cross-functional teams, conducting risk assessments, and drafting policies. Subsequent modules dive into technical areas such as network security, endpoint protection, and patch management, highlighting best practices in segmentation, firewall policies, and vulnerability scanning. The course also covers data encryption, identity governance, and privileged access management, equipping learners with tools to protect data at rest and in transit. Finally, learners explore the audit process, from event log management to executive reporting, culminating in a complete view of how to effectively manage and demonstrate compliance.

By the end of this course, learners will understand how to build a compliance program that’s rooted in security, scalable, and aligned with modern risk management practices.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn to create a compliance team
  • Set appropriate “best practices” controls to secure data
  • Create metrics that prove the effectiveness of your controls
  • Understand how to manage the audit process

Program Curriculum

  • Introducing Security First Compliance
  • Why Focus on Compliance?
  • The Compliance Basics
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Segmenting the Networks
  • Setting Firewalls
  • Access Control Lists
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Creating an Asset Inventory
  • Ephemeral Devices
  • Bring Your Own Device Policies
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Introduction and Scanning for Vulnerabilities
  • Managing Remote Devices
  • Establishing and Enforcing Path Management Policies
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Introduction
  • Data-at-Rest
  • Data-in-Transit
  • Cryptography Standards
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Introduction
  • Authentication and Authorization
  • Setting Access Policies
  • Privileged Access Management
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Introduction and Log Management
  • Reporting to Senior Leadership and the Board of Directors
  • What to Expect from the Audit Process?
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

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Instructor

Karen Walsh

Karen Walsh is a lawyer and former internal auditor turned cybersecurity and privacy regulatory compliance subject matter expert. She worked in financial services for 12 years and spent 11 years teaching at the college level. She’s worked with leadership teams as a contract compliance manager, developing programs and guiding staff to establish best practices.

During her time teaching at the University of Hartford, she received the “Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award for Part-Time Faculty.” She’s been published by the ISACA Journal, Dark Reading, HelpNet Security, Nextgov, Security Boulevard, Security Magazine, TechAeris, and Techspective. She also writes for GeekMom, where she discusses her passion for Star Wars, Marvel, and LEGO.

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