Class Central is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Coursera

Cybersecurity Metrics, Vendors & Risks

Advancing Women in Tech via Coursera

Go to class Write review

Overview

Coursera Flash Sale
40% Off Coursera Plus for 3 Months!
Grab it
Sponsored by 1PASSWORD and MICROSOFT. No matter where you are in your career, gain direction and elevate your trajectory with AWIT. Learn how to succeed from working with security leaders, to being appointed CISO yourself. Featuring: * STEVE ZALEWSKI, former CISO, Levi Strauss * NANCY WANG, founder and CEO, AWIT; SVP, Head of Engineering at 1Password; Venture Partner at Felicis Ventures * TRISHA DIXON, former U.S. Navy cryptologist, former vice president of cyber operations, IronNet Cybersecurity * LENA SMART, head of trust at SecurityPal, former CISO of MongoDB * GORDON YU, former CISO of Bedrock Security You will learn: * How to become a CISO * How CISOs measure success * How CISOs manage vendors and risk * Optional: How to secure organizations with minimal budget * Optional: How to manage external auditors, scope policies appropriately, and achieve SOC 2 and ISO 97001

Syllabus

  • Becoming a CISO: defining your leadership persona
    • Articulate who you are and what you bring to cybersecurity by envisioning your own path to the CISO role.
  • Metrics: efficiency vs effectiveness
    • CISOs and security professionals are assessed by the metrics of efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Managing vendors & risk
    • CISO budgets are spent on vendors, which means sharing the risks of their organizations outside of their organizations.
  • Optional: Gordon Yu's CISO in a Box
    • Excel in your 1st CISO role at a small organization

Taught by

Nancy Wang and Steve Zalewski

Reviews

Start your review of Cybersecurity Metrics, Vendors & Risks

Go to class

Never Stop Learning.

Get personalized course recommendations, track subjects and courses with reminders, and more.

Sign up for free
Someone learning on their laptop while sitting on the floor.