Information Security & Cyber Risks (Module 1)
Complement your accounting background with important emerging technologies related to cyber and information security. Acquire essential competencies in your pathway to becoming a CITP credential holder for professional growth.
Format
Online
NASBA Field of Study
Auditing
Level
Intermediate
CPE Credits
20
Author(s)
Various
Availability
1 year
Product Number
169840
- Recognize and differentiate information security policies and strategies to guide the development of standards and procedures, in alignment with organizational goals and objectives
- Identify and differentiate among the four types of access control: identification, authentication, authorization, and accountability.
- Determine the proper steps to implement comprehensive business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response plans.
- Determine the major threat vectors for systems, including cyber adversaries, the cybercrime economy, and various types of attacks.
- Understand data breach implications and privacy considerations.
- Compare and contrast controls to mitigate cybersecurity risks.
- Analyze the components of an organization's cybersecurity risk management program.
- Apply the SOC for Cybersecurity report, including report content, target users, and use of the report in conjunction with an entity’s overall cybersecurity risk mitigation strategy.
- Elements of security policy
- Logical and physical access controls
- Network and system security controls
- Business continuity planning and disaster recovery
- Cyberattacks, data breaches, and privacy
- Cybersecurity frameworks and regulations
- Cybersecurity risk management considerations and controls
- Components of cybersecurity risk management program
Defend against cybersecurity risks
Develop a robust strategy to assess cyber risk, detect threats, and plan for recovery in the event of a breach in your business.
Meet your professional cybersecurity goals at your own pace, at times convenient to you, through engaging, online explanations of information security and cyber risk subject matter, as set forth in the CITP Credential Body of Knowledge.
Gain new skills
Learn new skills — or enhance your existing competency — in key areas
- Information security governance
- Cybersecurity risk management
- SOC for Cybersecurity
Maintain your existing CITP credential
If you already have a CITP credential, you can earn CPE credits needed to maintain the CITP credential.
Bonus optional application exercises help apply the learning in real-world scenarios — though note that this bonus material is strictly for your enhancement and does not provide CPE credit.
CITP Exam prep
Get a leg up on CITP Exam preparation by learning essential skills and competencies in the areas of information security and cyber risk (Module I) of the CITP Credential Body of Knowledge, which accounts for 40% of the subject matter covered on the CITP Exam.
If you are interested in additional education specific to the CITP Credential Body of Knowledge, check out IT Governance Risks & Controls (Module III), which emphasizes:
- IT governance & strategy
- IT risks, process & controls
- System and Organization Controls (SOC) Reporting
- CITP credential candidates (professionals and students)
- Existing CITP credential holders
- Accounting professionals
- Finance professionals
- Auditors
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