Course Outline
The syllabus covers training objectives, module details, learning hours, and a recommended reading list:
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Course Summary:
1. Concepts and framework of information risk management
- The necessity of information risk management within the information lifecycle
- The role of risk within an organisational context
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 guides
- The information risk management process
- The four key stages of information risk management: establishing context; risk assessment (covering risk identification, analysis, evaluation, and treatment); communication and consultation; and monitoring and review
- Risk management methodologies
- Information risk terminology and definitions
- Defining 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 programme
- Requirements for an effective information risk management programme
- The Plan-Do-Check-Act model, also referred to as the Deming Cycle
- Developing a strategic approach to information risk management
- Principles of information classification
4. Risk identification
- Processes for identifying information assets (both tangible and intangible)
- Conducting a business impact analysis
- Performing threat and vulnerability assessments
5. Risk assessment
- Carrying out risk analysis
- Differences between qualitative, quantitative, and semi-qualitative risk analysis and their appropriate applications
- Distinguishing between generic and specific risk analyses
- Constructing and utilising a risk matrix
- Conducting 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 toleration; and risk retention
- The purpose of tactical risk treatment controls: prevention; detection; correction; direction; elimination; impact minimisation, monitoring and awareness, deterrence, and recovery
- The three categories of operational risk treatment controls: procedural/people; physical/environmental; and technical/logical
- Explaining the implementation of a risk treatment plan
7. Monitoring and review
- Explaining information risk monitoring processes
- Conducting information risk reviews
8. Presenting risks and the business case
- Reporting and presenting the progress of a risk management programme
- Presenting a business case
NobleProg is a BCS Accredited Training Provider.
This course is delivered by an expert NobleProg trainer authorised by BCS.
The fee covers the delivery of the complete course syllabus by an approved BCS trainer and the BCS CIRM exam (which can be taken remotely at your convenience and is centrally invigilated by BCS). Upon successfully passing the exam (multiple choice, with a required score of at least 65%), participants will be awarded the accredited BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management (CIRM).
Requirements
While there are no formal entry requirements, participants must possess a foundational understanding of information assurance.
Having familiarity with regulations influencing information risk management, such as Data Protection or Freedom of Information laws, is highly advantageous. This programme is tailored for Information Risk Managers and individuals responsible for information governance in both public and private sectors.
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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