CYB-RISK ISBN: 978-1-61691-306-9

The cyber risk handbook: Creating and measuring effective cybersecurity capabilities

The Cyber Risk Handbook: Creating and Measuring Effective Cybersecurity Capabilities course and lab provide authoritative guidance for real-world situations and cross-functional solutions for enterprise-wide improvement. The lab is cloud-based, device-enabled, and can easily be integrated with an LMS. The cyber risk management training provides the knowledge required to implement, measure, and improve the counter-cyber capabilities of the modern enterprise; counter-cyber evolution, planning and implementation approaches, models, methods, and more.

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Lessons

27 Interactive Lessons · 187 topics
01 Introduction 4 topics
  • The CEO under Pressure
  • Toward an Effectively Cyber Risk–Managed Organization
  • Handbook Structured for the Enterprise
  • Handbook Structure, Rationale, and Benefits
02 A Cybersecurity Primer 13 topics
  • Cybersecurity Defined
  • The Meaning of Security
  • Measuring Cybersecurity's Success
  • Deter, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond
  • Cybersecurity Controls and Defense in Depth
  • Defense in Depth
  • The Threats
  • Threat Agents
  • Key Trends Influencing Threat Agents
  • The Nature of Hackers
  • Attack Process
  • Types of Attacks
  • A Brief Cyberglossary of Terms
03 Board Cyber Risk Oversight: What Needs to Change? 7 topics
  • What Are Boards Expected to Do Now?
  • What Barriers to Action Will Well-Intending Boards Face?
  • What Practical Steps Should Boards Take Now to Respond?
  • Cybersecurity—The Way Forward
  • About the Authors: Risk Oversight Solutions Inc.
  • About the Authors: Tim J. Leech, FCPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE
  • About the Authors: Lauren C. Hanlon, CPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE
04 Management, Governance, and Alignment 3 topics
  • Why Governance Matters
  • Strategy, Steering, and Standards
  • Critical Success Factors
05 Culture and Human Factors 9 topics
  • Organizations as Social Systems
  • Human Factors and Cybersecurity
  • Training
  • Frameworks and Standards
  • Technology Trends and Human Factors
  • Conclusion
  • About the Authors: ISACA
  • About the Authors: Avinash Totade
  • About the Authors: Sandeep Godbole

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