This course is part of the Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework Specialization

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This course will help you to build a basic understanding of NIST cybersecurity fundamentals. You will learn about the RMF process and managing risk by identifying, assessing and responding to risk. Additionally, you will learn how to use the framework to assess an organization's cybersecurity risk and the steps to implement or improve a cybersecurity program. The Cybersecurity Framework skill path introduces the framework for improving infrastructure cybersecurity.

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Ross Casanova

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

NIST Cybersecurity Basics

1 hour to complete

5 videos (Total 47 min)

Week2

Week 2

24 minutes to complete

Cybersecurity Framework Components

24 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 24 min)

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Risk Management

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 36 min)

Week4

Week 4

1 hour to complete

Cybersecurity Framework Core Functions

1 hour to complete

5 videos (Total 61 min)

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TOP REVIEWS FROM NIST CSF

by SDMay 4, 2022

Very straight forward. Would appreciate a quiz every week to review if we understood the lectures.

by LMFeb 28, 2023

It is an informative course and straightforward course. There are however glitches in the Cybersecurity Framework Core Functions videos as not all the slides are shown with informative references.

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About the Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework Specialization

Gain a holistic understanding of NIST cybersecurity fundamentals. You will learn about the RMF process and managing risk by identifying, assessing and responding to risk. Additionally, you will learn how to use the framework to assess an organization's cybersecurity risk and the steps to implement or improve a cybersecurity program. You will deep dive in to the NIST 800-171 document where you will learn how to understand each of the 110 requirements and how to satisfy each of them. You will learn ow to create a Body of Evidence (BOE) including Organizational Policy or Procedures; a System Security Plan (SSP) and Plans of Action and Milestones (POAM). Upon completion of this course, you will have the knowledge and skills to implement the controls required by the NIST 800-171 framework and build your BOE.

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