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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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8 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.9

45 reviews

Beginner level
No prior experience required
8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Discuss the development of a Framework to guide the organization’s risk management efforts.

  • Explain the process of performing risk assessment to identify the risk to the organization’s information assets.

  • Discuss the strategies available to the organization to reduce the risk to its information assets to an acceptable level.

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Assessments

21 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Cybersecurity Risk Management Frameworks Specialization
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There are 6 modules in this course

Every organization uses its information to support its business operations. When there are threats in the internal and external environments, they create the risk of information loss or damage. This course examines the design and construction of a risk management program, including policies and plans, to support the identification and treatment of risk to the organization’s information assets.

This is an overview of the learning objectives for the course.

What's included

1 video1 reading

1 video•Total 2 minutes
  • Introduction to Risk Management•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
  • Get help and meet other learners. Join your Community!•5 minutes

What's included

6 videos5 assignments

6 videos•Total 40 minutes
  • Introduction to Module 2.1•2 minutes
  • Structuring the Risk Management Planning Team•11 minutes
  • Establishing Risk Appetite•8 minutes
  • Developing the Risk Management Policy•9 minutes
  • Developing the Risk Management Plan•9 minutes
  • Wrap-up for Building the Risk Management Effort•1 minute
5 assignments•Total 54 minutes
  • On Building the Risk Management Effort•30 minutes
  • Structuring the Risk Management Planning Team•6 minutes
  • Establishing Risk Appetite•6 minutes
  • Developing the Risk Management Policy•6 minutes
  • Developing the Risk Management Plan•6 minutes

What's included

6 videos5 assignments

6 videos•Total 36 minutes
  • Introduction to Module 2.2•2 minutes
  • Evaluating Risk Management Methodologies•11 minutes
  • Building the RM Framework, Part 1•6 minutes
  • Building the RM Framework, Part 2•7 minutes
  • Designing and Building the RM Process•10 minutes
  • Wrap up for Planning for Risk Management •1 minute
5 assignments•Total 54 minutes
  • Wrap up for Planning for Risk Management •30 minutes
  • Evaluating Risk Management Methodologies•6 minutes
  • Building the RM Framework, Part 1•6 minutes
  • Building the RM Framework, Part 2•6 minutes
  • Designing and Building the RM Process•6 minutes

What's included

6 videos5 assignments

6 videos•Total 50 minutes
  • Introduction to Module 2.3•2 minutes
  • Preparation and Risk Identification: Asset Inventory•9 minutes
  • Risk Identification: Information Asset Classification, Categorization, Valuation, and Prioritization•17 minutes
  • Risk Analysis – Likelihood and Impact•12 minutes
  • Risk Evaluation•10 minutes
  • Wrap-up for Conducting the RM Process•1 minute
5 assignments•Total 54 minutes
  • Wrap-up for Conducting the RM Process•30 minutes
  • Preparation and Risk Identification: Asset Inventory•6 minutes
  • Risk Identification: Information Asset Classification, Categorization, Valuation, and Prioritization•6 minutes
  • Risk Analysis – Likelihood and Impact•6 minutes
  • Risk Evaluation•6 minutes

What's included

6 videos5 assignments

6 videos•Total 40 minutes
  • Welcome to Conducting the RM Process: Risk Treatment•1 minute
  • An overview of Risk Treatment •13 minutes
  • Risk Treatment: Mitigation & Transference•9 minutes
  • Risk Treatment: Avoidance & Acceptance•6 minutes
  • Implementing Risk Treatment Strategies•10 minutes
  • Conducting the RM Process: Risk Treatment•1 minute
5 assignments•Total 54 minutes
  • Wrap up for Conducting the RM Process: Risk Treatment•30 minutes
  • An Overview of Risk Treatment •6 minutes
  • Risk Treatment: Mitigation & Transference•6 minutes
  • Risk Treatment: Avoidance & Acceptance•6 minutes
  • Implementing Risk Treatment Strategies•6 minutes

This is the final module where you will take the Course Assessment.

What's included

1 video1 assignment

1 video•Total 1 minute
  • Implementing Risk Treatment Strategies•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 100 minutes
  • Final Course Assessment•100 minutes

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S​uch a detailed and well explained on every items on each sections. I've learned a lot of new terms and descriptions associated with Risk Management.

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