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Fundamentals of Cyber Resilience and Risk Management

Learn strategies for risk management and quantitative and qualitative risk analysis and dive deeper into the world of cybersecurity.

Includes Cyber Resilience, Risk Management, Secure Configurations, Managing Human Errors, Cryptography, PKI, and more.

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  • Skill level

    Beginner
  • Time to complete

    Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary
     
    1 hour
  • Projects

    1
  • Prerequisites

    1 course
     
    We suggest you complete the following courses before you get started with Fundamentals of Cyber Resilience and Risk Management:
    • Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

About this skill path

Cyber risk is everywhere and affects organizations as well as individuals. Creating resilient practices, policies, and procedures can protect you and your organization from malicious attackers as well as human error. That being said, there are trade offs to every decision, and risk management techniques and analysis can help you make informed decisions.

Skills you'll gain

  • Improve organizational cyber resilience
  • Establish cyber analysis practices
  • Create secure configurations

Syllabus

6 units • 1 lesson • 1 project • 5 quizzes
  • 1

    Introduction: Fundamentals of Cyber Resilience and Risk Management

    Learn what you’ll cover in the Fundamentals of Cyber Risk and Risk Management Skill Path!

  • 2

    Cyber Resilience and Risk Management

    What does it mean to be resilient? How do we manage risk? Learn about Cyber Resilience and Risk Management!

  • 3

    Secure Configurations and Encryption

    Learn the basics of creating secure configurations, and how automation and cryptography can be used to secure systems.

  • 4

    Social Engineering and Human Error

    Systems are only as strong as the weakest link, and, often, we are the weakest link! Explore human error and how it affects cybersecurity.

  • 5

    Fundamentals of Cyber Resilience and Risk Management Portfolio Project

    Let’s put it all together! Practice the Cyber Resilience and Risk Management concepts you’ve learned in this Portfolio project.

  • 6

    Review: Fundamentals of Cyber Resilience and Risk Management

    Review what you’ve learned in the Fundamentals of Cyber Resilience and Risk Management Skill Path!

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