This course provides an in-depth exploration of the risk landscape and its critical components. You'll begin by understanding fundamental risk concepts, identifying vulnerabilities, and engaging in penetration testing. As you progress, you'll delve into the complexities of threat actors and threat modeling, equipping you with the skills to anticipate and mitigate potential risks. This course will guide you through risk governance, assessment, analysis, response, and monitoring, ensuring you can apply these principles effectively within your organization.



The Pearson Complete Course for CISM Certification: Unit 2
This course is part of The Pearson Complete Course for CISM Certification Specialization

Instructor: Pearson
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What you'll learn
Understand and apply core risk management concepts to enhance organizational security.
Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and analyses to identify and prioritize vulnerabilities.
Develop and implement effective risk response and monitoring strategies.
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This course offers a comprehensive examination of the information security risk management domain, emphasizing the risk landscape and management activities. It begins with foundational discussions on risk concepts, vulnerabilities, and threat modeling, and progresses to applying this knowledge in risk governance, assessment, analysis, response, and monitoring. With two lessons and seven sub-lessons aligned with ISACA's risk management objectives, the course integrates interactive challenges and case studies to deepen understanding. Each lesson concludes with a quiz, reinforcing the principle that every information security decision is inherently a risk management decision, crucial for enhancing an organization's security program.
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