In this course, you will learn about risk assessment techniques and how to implement a number of strategies that will ensure the protection of assets. You will learn about the relationship between assets, vulnerabilities, threats, and risks. You will also engage with a number of current case studies in the industry that illustrate the material. You will leave the course with skills relating to threat modeling and business continuity planning that have direct applications at your current job or in your future career.
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3 hours to complete
Risk Assessment
Welcome to the first module of Introduction to Risk Management. In this module we focus on understanding what a risk is and the range of dependencies that a risk may rely on. We will also list and describe risk assessment techniques that can help you better understand any risk landscape. Finally, we will discuss how to present identified risks to your leadership for better decision making.
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 19 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Risk Management
Welcome to Module 2! Now that we have practiced identifying risk, we will discuss the means to manage it. In this module you will be introduced to the three categories of controls, as well as the six steps of the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 12 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Threat Modeling
Welcome to Module 3! This week, we discuss the art of threat modeling. Being able to threat model is an important skill for security professionals, as well as other professions within the computing realm. Threat modeling can help with early identification of security issues, make the organization more efficient, and offer a better understanding of how prone the organization and its assets are to attacks.
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 18 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Business Continuity Planning
Welcome to the fourth and final module of Introduction to Risk Management! Information systems play critical role in today's business, hence it's important to have a continuity plan for information systems, as well as your other business functions. A business continuity plan enables business and its IT infrastructure to withstand any likely disruptions. Whether you're working towards a CISSP certification or a role in risk management, it is very important to understand the role business continuity plays in continuation of critical business operations.
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 20 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO RISK MANAGEMENT
by GTSep 30, 2021
I have never thought about cybersecurity and how it works. This is very interesting to learn something I never knew.
by FOJun 13, 2021
VERY INFORMATIVE AND RELEVANT TO CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
by TCMay 26, 2021
it is very good introduction to Risk with some case study to do.
About the Introduction to Cybersecurity & Risk Management Specialization
In this case-based Specialization, you will be introduced to the field of cybersecurity through the world of security governance and risk management.
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