CISSP: Domain 1 - Security and Risk Management - Module 3

Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 18 minutes and 46 seconds
Students: 893
Rating: 4.7/5

This lesson covers the third of 4 modules in Domain 1 of the CISSP, covering security and risk management. It will focus on risk and risk assessments, annualized loss expectancy, vulnerabilities and threats, risk response, countermeasures, considerations and controls, assessment types, penetration testing and reporting.

Learning Objectives

The objectives of this lesson are to provide you with and understanding of:

  • An introduction to risk, including qualitative and quantitative risk assessments
  • How to identify threats and vulnerabilities
  • The risk assessment analysis process, including risk assignment or acceptance
  • Different security and audit frameworks and methodologies and how to implement the program elements
  • Risk frameworks

Intended Audience

This lesson is designed for those looking to take the most in-demand information security professional certification currently available, the CISSP.

Prerequisites

Any experience relating to information security would be advantageous, but not essential.  All topics discussed are thoroughly explained and presented in a way allowing the information to be absorbed by everyone, regardless of experience within the security field.

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