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Course Overview

In a world dominated by news of data breaches and ransomware attacks, customers need to know that you have the controls in place that protect the information, and they need the independent evaluation to go with it. Establishing, enforcing, and proving cybersecurity posture is now an important way for you to gain customer trust and ensure continued financial stability.

However, getting compliant and staying compliant are two different things. This course introduces the fundamental principles of information security risk management and walks you through the best practices for setting controls that mitigate risk.

By the end of this course, you will know:

  1. How to initiate a compliance program
  2. What types of controls do you need to put in place
  3. Best practices for setting controls
  4. Collecting documentation
  5. What to expect from the audit process

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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