Security Management: The Big Picture
Security management is the core of protecting information technology assets. In this course, you'll learn the foundations of effective security management programs, including organizing a program, risk management, and organizational resilience.
What you'll learn
Data breaches and network intrusions are constantly in front page headline news. No matter how the data was lost or the network invaded, tracing the root cause of IT security problems usually leads back to ineffective management of security programs. In this course, Security Management: The Big Picture, you'll gain solid foundational knowledge as well as skills you can use to effectively manage security in your organization. You'll learn how to organize and establish a security management function within your organization as well as the different roles and responsibilities involved in security management. You'll also learn about risk management and how it reduces the likelihood of data breaches and negative events. Finally, you'll learn about the components of organizational resilience, which include business continuity, incident response, and disaster recovery. By the end of this course, you should be able to understand the need for and establish a security management section within your organization.
Table of contents
- Goals of Security Management 8m
- Scenario: Security Management at Globomantics 2m
- Supporting the Security Goals 9m
- Scenario: Integrating Security Goals at Globomantics 2m
- Security Management Principles 12m
- Defense in Depth 3m
- Scenario: Applying Security Principles at Globomantics 1m
- Security Controls 4m
- Control Functions 8m
- Scenario: Applying Security Controls at Globomantics 2m
- Summary 2m
- Organizational Governance 8m
- Security Strategy 2m
- Scenario: Governance at Globomantics 2m
- Information Security Relationships 3m
- Business, Compliance, and Security 6m
- Scenario: Business and Security Relationships at Globomantics 2m
- Security Management Roles and Responsibilities 6m
- Scenario: Security Roles at Globomantics 3m
- Creating a Security Management Program 9m
- Scenario: Creating a Security Management Program at Globomantics 3m
- Summary 1m
- Resiliency Concepts 5m
- Business Impact Analysis 6m
- Scenario: Business Impact at Globomantics 5m
- Incident Response 7m
- Scenario: Incident Response at Globomantics 5m
- Disaster Recovery 6m
- Scenario: Disaster Recovery at Globomantics 2m
- Maintaining Business Continuity 7m
- Alternate Processing Sites 4m
- Scenario: Maintaining Business Continuity 4m
- Summary 1m
About the author
Bobby E. Rogers is an information security engineer working as a contractor for Department of Defense agencies, helping to secure, certify, and accredit their information systems. His duties include information system security engineering, risk management, and certification and accreditation efforts. He retired after 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a network security engineer and instructor, and has secured networks all over the world. Bobby has a master’s degree in information assura... more
