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The program combines lecture material, instructor commentary, and references to the Fundamentals of Adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (2nd Edition) textbook.

Course Objectives

  • Explain fundamental cybersecurity and risk management concepts.
  • Understand the structure, components, and relationships within the NIST-CSF.
  • Apply concepts of organizational culture, privacy, and resiliency to cybersecurity programs.
  • Describe how to adopt and adapt the NIST-CSF within a digital enterprise.
  • Recognize how the DVMS (Digital Value Management System) overlay extends and integrates with the NIST-CSF to drive digital business performance and resilience.
Virtual Instructor-Led Training 2 days / 16 hours

DVMS Cyber Resilience Professional Foundation Training Course Outline

  • Explain the concept of risk.
  • Differentiate between threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Understand cybersecurity risk.
  • Review the NIST-CSF timeline and its origins.
  • Identify the benefits of adopting the NIST-CSF.
  • Explain the structure of the NIST-CSF Core.
  • Understand profiles and tiers and their relationships.
  • Learn to use the NIST-CSF Online Reference tool.
  • Describe the structure and outcomes of the CSF Core.
  • Understand category-level objectives within the framework.
  • Explain the use of CSF Profiles.
  • Describe CSF Tiers and their applications.
  • Understand COSO's 20 principles in the context of the NIST-CSF.
  • Discuss how culture influences organizational risk.
  • Describe the role of a privacy framework.
  • Understand how the NIST Privacy Framework integrates with the CSF.
  • Define organizational resiliency in the context of NIST-CSF.
  • Describe the strategic importance of adopting the NIST-CSF.
  • Explain leadership's role in commitment and culture curation.
  • Define organizational commitment to adoption.
  • Define "Informative References" (IRs).
  • Describe how to adapt IR controls to suit organizational needs.
  • Understand how adaptation enhances organizational resiliency.
  • Explain DVMS overlay concepts.
  • Understand the DVMS Z-X Model and its seven capabilities.
  • Learn to identify performance gaps using the DVMS overlay.
  • Explore the DVMS FastTrack™ approach.

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