Mitigating Security Risks: Maintaining a Secure Workplace


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Prerequisites
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Overview/Description
Securing a workplace is a collaborative effort and requires contribution from everyone, including employees at all levels. It's a leader's role to educate and encourage everyone to build a security mindset into their daily practices. In this course, you'll learn how to foster a secure workplace. You'll start by exploring what comprises a secure workplace before examining best practices for achieving this state. You'll then outline best practices for developing a security policy. Next, you'll study how to conduct security awareness training, cultivate an organization-wide security mindset, and encourage employees to take ownership of the security processes. Finally, you'll learn about the role of security certifications, specifically the Cyber Maturity Model certification. You'll recognize what it comprises and how it applies to a secure workplace.

Prerequisites
none

Expected Duration (hours)
0.9

Lesson Objectives

Mitigating Security Risks: Maintaining a Secure Workplace

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • describe the components and characteristics of a secure workplace and why a workplace needs to be secure
  • list the best practices for establishing a secure workplace
  • outline what a security policy is and the guidelines and best practices for establishing one
  • describe the guidelines for conducting effective security training and security awareness-building activities for employees
  • outline the guidelines for cultivating a security mindset
  • outline guidelines for encouraging employees to actively participate in maintaining security
  • define the Cyber Maturity Model certification (CMMC) and describe how it helps to ensure a secure organization
  • summarize the key concepts covered in this course
  • Course Number:
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    Expertise Level
    Intermediate