Duration 3 days – 21 hrs
Overview.
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Training Course provides a practical guide for organizations to adopt the NIST framework, enabling them to effectively manage cyber risks. This course covers the framework’s core functions, implementation tiers, cybersecurity governance, and risk management strategies, helping participants integrate the NIST CSF into their organization’s cybersecurity strategy. The training emphasizes real-world applications, offering insights into establishing a cybersecurity governance structure and aligning risk management with business goals.
Objectives
- Understand the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, including its core functions, categories, and subcategories.
- Learn how to implement the framework to establish a robust cybersecurity governance structure.
- Master the implementation tiers and how to use them to assess organizational maturity.
- Develop strategies for risk management, aligning cybersecurity practices with business objectives.
- Gain practical knowledge to integrate the NIST CSF into organizational processes for improved cyber risk management.
Audience
- Cybersecurity Managers and IT Directors
- Risk Management and Compliance Professionals
- IT Security Consultants
- Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
- Business Leaders involved in cybersecurity strategy
- Professionals implementing or managing the NIST CSF
Pre- requisites
- Basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts and risk management principles.
- Familiarity with organizational IT infrastructure and security practices is beneficial but not required.
Course Content
Day 1: Introduction to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and Core Functions
- Overview of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework: Introduction to the purpose, development, and importance of the NIST CSF.
- Framework Core Structure: Understanding the core components—functions, categories, and subcategories.
- Identify Function: Techniques for asset management, identifying critical information systems, and understanding business risks.
- Risk Assessment and Asset Management: Identifying and prioritizing key assets and threats.
- Governance and Risk Assessment: Defining risk tolerance and governance models.
- Protect Function: Implementing security controls to safeguard critical assets.
- Access Control and Data Security: Basics of access management, data protection, and resource protection.
- Awareness and Training: Developing cybersecurity awareness programs and training initiatives.
Day 2: Detect, Respond, and Recover Functions
- Detect Function: Techniques for monitoring systems to detect cybersecurity events.
- Anomaly Detection and Continuous Monitoring: Establishing monitoring systems to detect deviations and anomalies.
- Event Logging and Analysis: Utilizing logging and SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems.
- Respond Function: Preparing for and managing cybersecurity incidents.
- Incident Response Planning: Creating response strategies and action plans.
- Communication and Coordination: Establishing communication channels and procedures for incident response.
- Lessons Learned and Improvement: Post-incident review and continuous improvement.
- Recover Function: Ensuring resilience and restoring operations after an incident.
- Recovery Planning: Developing recovery plans and procedures.
- Restoration of Services: Techniques for timely recovery and service continuity.
- Communications and Lessons Learned: Engaging stakeholders and improving recovery processes.
Day 3: Implementation Tiers, Governance, and Risk Management Strategies
- Implementation Tiers: Understanding the four implementation tiers (Partial, Risk Informed, Repeatable, and Adaptive).
- Using Tiers to Assess Maturity: Evaluating and aligning organizational cybersecurity maturity.
- Assessing Tier Progression: Moving from basic to advanced cybersecurity maturity levels.
- Cybersecurity Governance: Establishing governance structures for the NIST CSF.
- Roles and Responsibilities: Defining roles for cybersecurity and risk management within the organization.
- Developing Policies and Procedures: Creating policies aligned with the NIST CSF for consistent application.
- Risk Management Strategies: Aligning cybersecurity risk management with business objectives.
- Risk Assessment and Prioritization: Identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing cyber risks.
- Integrating Risk Management with Business Processes: Ensuring cyber risks are part of enterprise risk management.
- Case Study and Real-World Applications: Reviewing a case study on implementing the NIST CSF in a real-world organization.
- Practical Exercises: Hands-on activities to apply core functions and implementation tiers in simulated scenarios.
- Exam Preparation and Q&A Session: Final review of key topics, answering participant questions, and guidance on applying the NIST CSF in organizations.
