ICTTF NIST Cyber Security Expert

Course level : ICA Advanced Certificates

This course, offered by the International Cyber Threat Task Force (ICTTF), has been developed to teach businesses how to establish and operationalise a cyber security expert programme based on the NIST Cyber Security Framework. This non-technical syllabus encompasses a real-life pragmatic approach to understanding the fundamental concepts of cyber risk management. No previous cyber security knowledge is assumed and the course is appropriate for all levels.

Learn how to leverage the NIST Cyber Security Framework to assess, implement and operationalise a cyber security programme
Understand frameworks and cyber strategy
Be able to establish a cyber risk program
Learn with real-life cases studies of a financial service entity
Walk through assessing the organisation, developing a maturity roadmap
Understand how to manage and communicate the status of the cyber security programme

Please note:

As this is course is delivered by our partner ICTTF, enrolments and payments are made through their website. To enrol, visit the Course dates and prices section and follow the ‘Enrol with ICTTF link’.

Is this course right for me?

The cyber security expert course syllabus has been specifically designed to be collaborative and bring together business leaders of various disciplines within an organization. They are the key stakeholders in designing, implementing or supporting the cyber risk management program of an organization. Key cyber risk management stakeholders include:

What will I learn?

The syllabus assumes a non-technical student and covers a range of topics from identification of cyber risks through to risk management options:

Cyber Threat Landscape
Cyber Risk Management Fundamentals
Understanding Frameworks and Cyber Strategy
Anatomy of the Cyber Security Framework
NIST CSF Function – Identify
NIST CSF Function – Protect
NIST CSF Function – Detect
NIST CSF Function – Respond
NIST CSF Function – Recover
Establishing a Cyber Risk Program

Course format

This course is delivered by ICTTF who provide all course materials and student communications.

Online course with 90 days access to all training material and exams
Training material comprises of rich interactive media such as videos, infographics and course notes
Opportunities for collaborative learning and networking via discussion forums
10 modules with an online exam at the end of each module. The pass score for each module is 80% and you have to obtain an average score of 80% or higher across all modules to be successfully certified
You can re-sit each of the module exams three times if required during your 90 day access

Course fees

The fees are listed in Euros and are payable by credit card to ICTTF as a one-off payment. Instalment payment plans are not available for this course.