Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ISCT-0012
Version:
1
Organization:
International Information System Security Certification Consortium ISC2
Location:
Hybrid
Length:
1) 180-day access and 35 hours (self-paced online); 2) 180-day access/1 week and 35 hours (live online instructor-led); 3) 180-day access/8 weeks and 35 hours (live online instructor-led)
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Information Assurance and Risk Management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide a practical and application-based learning experience for information security professionals who are early-career practitioners, experienced security practitioners, managers, and executives.

Led by an ISC2 authorized instructor, this course provides a comprehensive review of information systems security concepts and industry best practices included in the SSCP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK).

Learning Outcomes:

  • Appraise security and privacy protection needs across system life cycles
  • Develop a governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) program
  • Practice activities to scope a system and manage risk
  • Recommend a framework and security and privacy controls based on business context to effectively secure a system
  • Integrate security and privacy controls with an organization’s overall governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) strategy
  • Prepare for and assess security and privacy controls to plan for risk response
  • Analyze system compliance to confirm criteria for obtaining authorization to operate

General Topics:

  • Security and Privacy Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Program (16%)
  • Scope of the System (10%)
  • Selection and Approval of Framework, Security, and Privacy Controls (14%)
  • Implementation of Security and Privacy Controls (17%)
  • Assessment/Audit of Security and Privacy Controls (16%)
  • System Compliance (14%)
  • Compliance Maintenance (13%)
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Self-Paced Online learning contains AV materials, case studies, practical exercises and is in an adaptive learning platform, providing learners with a data-driven analytics dashboard, course content search function, and interactive content. Live Online Instructor-Led Courses do not have the adaptive platform functions and are solely addressed with the checkmarks selected above.

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Other
  • Quizzes
  • Domain quizzes/assessments and a final quiz/assessment
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies

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