Strategic Cyber Security Leadership (SF)
About This Course
This course aims to develop and hone the business and technical skills to elevate cybersecurity professional into executive leadership roles, such as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Head of Cyber Security, and Cyber Security Architect. Industry-driven scenarios and case studies will be provided during the training. By completing the course, learners can enhance their job prospects and increase their chances of job promotions or upgrading their current roles to more strategic and leadership positions. This course is designed for intermediate to advanced learners who already have a foundational understanding of cybersecurity concepts.
What You'll Learn
1. Communicate the implications of potential impacts on cyber threats against existing organisation's cyber security readiness/posture.
2. Determine organisation's security information program, security testing policies & activities, security operations, and authorisation procedures.
3. Assess potential business risks against cyber security risks, threats, vulnerabilities using compliance and audit management.
4. Evaluate an organisation’s security defences taking into account internal and external threats to strengthen the overall cybersecurity posture.
5. Recommend cyber security strategies to mitigate security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities and assess the total costs for implementing the strategies.
6. Establish cyber security posture of the organisation and formulate a risk management strategy to manage the organisation's cyber risks.
Keywords: information cybersecurity, cybersecurity, CISO
Entry Requirements
Education:
• Minimum GCE O Levels.
• Workplace Literacy and Numeracy at Level 5 – Read, Listen, Speak, Write, and Numeracy.
Technical Skills and Knowledge
• Governance and Risk Management
• Information Security Controls, Compliance, and Audit Management
• Security Program Management and Operations
• Information Security Core Competencies
• Strategic Planning, Finance, Procurement and Vendor Management
Working Experience
The potential learners must have at least 5 years of working experience in 3 (three) of the following domains and at least 2 years of working experience in at least 1 domain. Those domains are:
• Governance and Risk Management
• Information Security Controls, Compliance, and Audit Management
• Security Program Management and Operations
• Information Security Core Competencies
• Strategic Planning, Finance, Procurement and Vendor Management.