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SkillSoft Explore Course

IT Professional Curricula     Internet and Network Technologies Solution Area     Security Solutions     Getting Started with Information Security

In this 9-video course, learners will discover the importance of implementing security governance in an organization. Explore differences between security governance and security management, types of governance frameworks, and the roles of senior management. Also covered are ensuring good IT security governance, risks and opportunities, security governance programs, and governance framework structure. Key concepts covered in this course include how to distinguish between security governance and security management; learning about different types of IT governance frameworks including ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), ITIL, and COBIT; and learning the various roles and responsibilities of senior management in governance; learn the measures used to ensure good IT security governance including creating governance within an organization, delivering governance through the right stakeholders. Next, observe how to review governance on a periodic basis; learn the risks and opportunities in security governance and making sure the security policies are up to date; and examine the process of rolling out a security governance program. Finally, you will examine the structure of a governance framework.



Objectives

Information Security: Security Governance

  • introduce the key concepts of the course
  • distinguish between governance and management
  • describe the different types of IT governance frameworks
  • identify the various roles and responsibilities of senior management in governance
  • list the measures used to ensure good IT security governance
  • identify the risks and opportunities in security governance
  • describe the process of rolling out a security governance program
  • describe the structure of a governance framework
  • summarize the key concepts covered in this course