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Cybersecurity Careers: Become a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

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This course provides aspiring chief information security officers (CISOs) with an overview of what it takes to get hired into this unique and fast-growing position.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • So you want to be a CISO?
  • You need a foundational knowledge of cyber security
1. About the Role
  • What does a CISO do?
  • What type of CISO do you want to be?
2. Getting Hired and Getting Started
  • Before the interview
  • The CISO resume
  • The CISO interview
  • First 90 days
3. Building Your Strategic Plan
  • Select a security framework
  • Complete an assessment
  • Prioritize areas for improvement
  • Set a mission and vision for your department
  • Put it on paper and socialize
4. CISO Best Practices
  • Relationship building
  • PRIME framework
Conclusion
  • Make the CISO dream come true

Taught by

Jerich Beason

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