Course Outline
The syllabus encompasses training objectives, module details, allocated learning hours, and a recommended reading list:
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Course summary:
1. Concepts and frameworks of information risk management
- The necessity of information risk management across the information lifecycle
- The role of risk within organizational contexts
2. Fundamentals of information risk management
- Core principles of information security
- Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA)
- Accountability, non-repudiation, authenticity, privacy, secrecy, identification, resilience, and reliability
- Distinguishing between information security, cyber security, information risk management, and information assurance
- Information risk management standards and best practice guidelines
- The information risk management process
- The four stages of information risk management: context establishment; risk assessment (including identification, analysis, evaluation, and treatment); communication and consultation; and monitoring and review
- Application of risk management methodologies
- Terminology and definitions in information risk
- Definitions of key terms such as threats, hazards, vulnerabilities, proximity, likelihood, probability, and risk.
- Strategic risk treatment options, including risk avoidance or termination; risk reduction or modification; risk transference or sharing; risk acceptance or tolerance; and risk retention
3. Establishing an information risk management program
- Requirements for an effective information risk management program
- The Plan-Do-Check-Act model, also referred to as the Deming Cycle
- Developing a strategic approach to information risk management
- Principles underlying information classification
4. Risk identification
- Processes for identifying information assets (both tangible and intangible)
- Performing a business impact analysis
- Conducting threat and vulnerability assessments
5. Risk assessment
- Executing risk analysis
- Distinguishing between and applying qualitative, quantitative, and semi-qualitative risk analysis methods
- Differentiating between generic and specific risk analyses
- Constructing and utilizing a risk matrix
- Performing risk evaluation
6. Risk treatment
- Explaining risk treatment options, controls, and processes
- The four strategic risk treatment options: risk avoidance or termination; risk reduction or modification; risk transference or sharing; risk acceptance or tolerance; and risk retention
- The purpose of tactical risk treatment controls, such as prevention, detection, correction, direction, elimination, impact minimization, monitoring and awareness, deterrence, and recovery
- The three types of operational risk treatment controls: procedural/people, physical/environmental, and technical/logical
- Utilizing a risk treatment plan
7. Monitoring and review
- Explaining information risk monitoring practices
- Conducting information risk reviews
8. Presenting risks and business cases
- Reporting and presenting the progress of a risk management program
- Presentation of a business case
NobleProg is an accredited training provider for BCS.
This course is delivered by an expert NobleProg trainer approved by BCS.
The fee covers the full course syllabus delivered by an approved BCS trainer and the BCS CIRM exam. The exam can be taken remotely at your convenience and is centrally invigilated by BCS. Upon successfully passing the multiple-choice exam (a score of at least 65% is required), participants will hold the accredited BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management (CIRM).
Requirements
While there are no formal entry requirements, participants are expected to have a foundational understanding of information assurance.
It is beneficial for candidates to be familiar with regulatory frameworks affecting information risk management, such as Data Protection or Freedom of Information laws. This qualification is tailored for Information Risk Managers and professionals responsible for managing information within both public and private sector organizations.
Testimonials (4)
Really enjoyed the topics covered and the way that the trainer ran the session
Richard
Course - BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection
The trainer was helpful..
Attila - Lifial
Course - Compliance and the Management of Compliance Risk
1. The BCS test exam questions were often incoherent or not related to the syllabus - which appears to be a trait of BCS course and exams 2. the subject matter was taught reading powerpoint slides full of text - the BCS should be providing at least some diagrammatic content and other visual aids especially as many people learn in very different ways - more than just reading text.
john - UKHO
Course - BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Assurance Architecture (CIAA)
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