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CISM Cert Prep: 2 Information Risk Management

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Overview

Prepare to pass the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam. Explore the detailed information you need to prepare for the Information Risk Management exam domain.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Information risk management
  • What you need to know
  • Study resources
1. Risk Assessment
  • Risk assessment
  • Quantitative risk assessment
  • Information classification
2. Risk Management
  • Risk treatment options
  • Security control selection and implementation
  • Ongoing risk management
  • Risk management frameworks
  • Risk visibility and reporting
3. Malware
  • Comparing viruses, worms, and trojans
  • Comparing adware, spyware, and ransomware
  • Understanding backdoors and logic bombs
  • Botnets
  • Advanced persistent threats
4. Understanding Attackers
  • Cybersecurity adversaries
  • Preventing insider threats
  • Threat intelligence
5. Attack Types
  • Denial of service attacks
  • Eavesdropping attacks
  • Network attacks
  • Network address spoofing
  • Password attacks
  • Watering hole attacks
6. Social Engineering Attacks
  • Social engineering
  • Impersonation attacks
  • Physical social engineering
7. Vulnerability Scanning and Penetration Testing
  • Security assessment tools
  • Scanning for vulnerabilities
  • Assessing threats
  • Threat assessment techniques
  • Penetration testing
  • Advanced vulnerability scanning
8. Awareness and Training
  • Security policy training and procedures
  • Compliance training
  • User habits
  • User-based threats
  • Measuring compliance and security posture
  • Awareness program reviews
9. Business Continuity
  • Business continuity planning
  • Business continuity controls
  • High availability and fault tolerance
10. Disaster Recovery
  • Disaster recovery planning
  • Backups
  • Validating backups
  • Disaster recovery sites
  • Testing BC/DR plans
11. Supply Chain Risk
  • Managing vendor relationships
  • Vendor agreements
  • Vendor information management
12. Compliance
  • Legal and regulatory compliance
  • Privacy compliance
  • Intellectual property
  • Data breaches
Conclusion
  • What's next?

Taught by

Mike Chapple

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