Cybersecurity Awareness: Getting Started with Security Foundations

IN THIS COURSE

• 1.  Course Overview
  1m 59s
  In this video, you will learn more about your instructor and the course. In this course, you will learn more about cybersecurity and why it is important. You will become familiar with the security roles in an organization and the responsibilities of each role. The course also covers strategy planning, security governance, and business objectives and their relationship to security.  FREE ACCESS
• 2.  The Foundational Concepts of Information Security
  8m 43s
  In this video, you will learn the definition of information and information security. You will also discover the core concepts of information security and why these are so important to an organization. Finally, you will learn why it is so important to protect this information.  FREE ACCESS
• 3.  Information Security Roles in an Organization
  2m 50s
  In this video, you will learn the information security roles in an organization. You will then discover the basics of what each role does, and what they are responsible for. The next video will dive deeper into these roles and responsibilities.  FREE ACCESS
• 4.  The Duties of Various Information Security Roles
  15m 59s
  In this video, you’ll learn the various responsibilities of information security roles. You’ll learn that the Board of Directors drives the culture and strategic direction of the information security of an organization and Executive Management is responsible for the availability of resources and infrastructure. Senior Management develops security policies, risk management programs, and monitor security procedures. Cybersecurity practitioners implement security measures and data owners and data custodians are responsible for ensuring security controls. FREE ACCESS
• 5.  Security-related User and Organization Expectations
  9m 3s
  In this video, you will learn about the expectations of users and organizations in relation to security, IT systems, permissions, and usage. The video explains the expectations of each level of the organization.  FREE ACCESS
• 6.  The RACI Chart for Distinguishing Security Roles
  6m 4s
  In this video, you will focus on the RACI chart. RACI stands for responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed. You will learn more about what a RACI chart actually is and why it is necessary. RACI charts are tools that help manage stakeholder expectations. Using a RACI chart, you can manage expectations and ensure everyone is focusing on the right priorities. You'll learn how the RACI chart can help provide clarity in every project.  FREE ACCESS
• 7.  Strategic Planning and Decision-making in Security
  7m 32s
  In this video, you’ll learn more about the importance of strategic planning. Strategic planning is a set of directions in an organization. Strategic planning helps your organization decide what it needs to do. Strategic planning helps your organization save time and money and reach a specific goal. You'll learn more about vision and mission statements. Strategic planning sets a roadmap for an organization and is the force behind any security program. FREE ACCESS
• 8.  Importance of Communication in Information Security
  6m 40s
  In this video, you will learn why timely reporting of security risks helps management make important decisions. You'll learn more about the importance of effective communication for fostering proper information security.  You’ll learn about the different types of communication, written, verbal, formal, and informal. The video also explains the benefits of proper communication. You'll learn that proper communication helps organizations make proper decisions. Effective communication builds trust and convey clear messages to users.  FREE ACCESS
• 9.  The Concept of Security Governance
  5m 42s
  In this video, you will learn how to define the concept of security governance in relation to information security. You will learn that security governance helps define what is working and what is not. You'll discover how security governance helps provide insight into the IT security environment.  You’ll learn how security governance helps ensure any security risks are addressed appropriately. Security governance brings together business goals and visions, best practices, technical requirements, and regulatory requirements.  FREE ACCESS
• 10.  Information Security Governance Activities
  3m 38s
  In this video, you will learn about the security governance activities that relate to information security. These security governance activities include risk management, process improvement, event identification, improved compliance, and incident response. You will also learn about further security governance activities such as disaster recovery planning and metrics and resource management.    FREE ACCESS
• 11.  Information Security and Meeting Business Goals
  2m 14s
  In this video, you will learn how proper information security can support an organization's overall business objectives. You'll learn that all business objectives are tied together. For example, generating profit, growing the business, and keeping customers happy can all be tied back to information security. The security objectives are subsets of business objectives. Businesses must strive to protect customer data in order to meet all of their objectives.  FREE ACCESS
• 12.  Course Summary
  4m 9s
  In this video, you will summarize all you've learned in this course. You have learned all about information security. You've learned that this involves security data is protected. You've learned about the security roles within an organization. Additionally, in this course, you've learned about strategic planning and decision making.  FREE ACCESS