Overview What You Will Learn Curriculum Instructor

Course Overview

In an increasingly complex threat landscape, organizations are recognizing the strategic value of outsourcing cybersecurity operations to specialized providers. This course, Effectively Outsourcing Cybersecurity Operations, is designed to help professionals understand when and how to leverage third-party providers, particularly Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), to enhance security posture without overburdening internal teams. With the right knowledge, businesses can make informed decisions to align security needs with business goals while maintaining control and accountability.

This course begins with an exploration of cybersecurity operations management approaches, comparing in-house models to outsourced strategies. It then dives into the specifics of outsourcing, highlighting the benefits, risks, and evaluation of MSSPs. Learners will be guided through the decision-making process of aligning security services with business objectives, developing key performance indicators, and navigating the request for proposal (RFP) process. The course also covers managing MSSP relationships, service-specific outsourcing use cases—such as training, audits, IDS, and VPN services—and best practices for terminating provider agreements. Finally, it walks through methods for tracking and optimizing the entire outsourcing lifecycle.

By the end, learners will understand how to strategically outsource cybersecurity operations while maintaining visibility, accountability, and alignment with business priorities.

What You Will Learn

  • Cybersecurity threats in business.
  • In-house and outsourced approaches for managing cybersecurity operations.
  • Decision-making process for choosing the best management approach
  • Creating an outsourcing SLA and considerations for choosing MSSP.
  • Developing a management and monitoring process for outsourced operations under vendor.
  • Considerations for vendor renewal & termination.

Program Curriculum

  • Cyber Threat Landscape for Business
  • In-house Business Model for Security Services
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter1 Quiz

  • Managed Security Services
  • Benefits of Engaging an MSSP
  • Risks in Engaging an MSSP
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Aligning Security with Business Objectives
  • Key Performance Indicators for Cybersecurity
  • Deciding Between In-house and MSSP
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • MSS Request for Proposal
  • RFP Attributes and Practices
  • Evaluating an MSS proposal
  • Building SLA for MSS
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Transitioning to MSS
  • Managing an Ongoing MSSP Relationship
  • Considerations for Renewing an MSSP Contract
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Terminating Circumstances
  • Outgoing Provider Responsibilities
  • Service Transition Timeframe and Exit Clauses
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Outsourcing Cybersecurity Training
  • Outsourcing Cybersecurity Audits
  • Considerations for IDS Protection as an MSS
  • Outsourcing Vulnerability Assessment
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Tracking the Preparation of RFP for MSS
  • Tracking the Evaluation of an MSS Proposal
  • Tracking an Ongoing MSSP Relationship
  • Wrap-Up & Conclusion Remarks
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

  • Virtual Private Network Technologies
  • Outsourcing VPN Services
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Instructor

Soner Celik

Soner Celik, PhD is currently leading the SOC of Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. He is the director of Project Management Institute (PMI) Ankara Chapter and board member of ISACA Ankara Chapter. He has experience for more than ten years in cybersecurity domain and published academic papers in respected journals, as well. He holds PMP, CISA, OSCP, CDPSE, CEH, ISO 27001 LA certifications and gives courses workshops as a freelancer.

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