As organizations become more reliant on IT systems to store all kinds of information, facilitate communication among colleagues and customers, and track business-related statistics, information is becoming more precious and its security increasingly crucial and challenging.
In this course, you'll explore standard information security concepts and the security-related roles within an organization. You'll examine where various security-related responsibilities fall throughout the organization and the importance of solid strategic planning and decision-making when implementing proper information security.
You will also investigate the concept of security governance and the activities involved. Finally, you'll delve into the relationship between an organization's overall business objectives and how information security can promote these.
Cybersecurity Awareness: Getting Started with Security Foundations
discover the key concepts covered in this course
outline the core foundational concepts of information security and recognize why it is important to an organization
describe the standard information security roles within an organization
list the responsibilities of various information security roles within an organization
classify the expectations of users and organizations in relation to security, IT systems, permissions, and usage
recognize that security is everyone's responsibility in a professional environment and outline how to use the Responsible-Accountable-Consulted-Informed (RACI) chart to see different responsibilities are distributed
recognize the importance of strategic planning and decision-making when it comes to information security
recognize the importance of effective communication for fostering proper information security
define the concept of security governance in relation to information security
list the standard security governance activities that relate to information security
describe how proper information security can support the organization's overall business objectives