Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers

Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers

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8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

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6 hours to complete

3 weeks at 2 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

6 hours to complete

3 weeks at 2 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Analyze how to mitigate, transfer, avoid, and monitor risks
Apply effective strategies for managing third-party cyber risks
Demonstrate ethical hacking/penetration testing techniques to identify and reduce vulnerabilities
Evaluate methods for calculating quantitative and qualitative risk analyses

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Taught in English

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There are 8 modules in this course

Updated in May 2025.

This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course equips IT managers with essential skills in cyber risk management, focusing on identifying, analyzing, and managing cybersecurity risks. Learn strategies like mitigation, avoidance, transference, and acceptance to tackle threats and vulnerabilities. Understand threat dynamics, information classification, and security control implementation. Explore vulnerability management techniques, including ethical hacking and penetration testing. Gain insights into quantitative and qualitative risk analysis methods in real-world scenarios. By course end, IT managers will be ready to implement robust strategies to defend against cyber threats and enhance their company's security posture. Learn the foundations of risk management: determine, analyze, mitigate, transfer, avoid, and monitor risks. Manage third-party cyber risks, perform ethical hacking/penetration testing, and calculate quantitative/qualitative risk analyses. Designed for IT or cybersecurity managers, this course requires a basic understanding of cybersecurity and offers comprehensive insights into cyber risk management.

In this module, we will introduce the course, discuss the profession of risk management, and explore essential standards and frameworks in cybersecurity.

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3 videos1 reading

In this module, we will delve into the concept of risk, types of risks, the scope of risk management, and the roles involved, as well as examine common threats and adversaries.

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5 videos1 assignment1 plugin

In this module, we will cover the comprehensive process of cyber risk management, including identification, assessment, mitigation, avoidance, transference, acceptance, and monitoring of risks.

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9 videos1 assignment1 plugin

9 videosTotal 35 minutes

Section Preview1 minutePreview module
Risk Identification10 minutes
Risk Assessment6 minutes
Risk Management Processes5 minutes
Risk Mitigation1 minute
Risk Avoidance4 minutes
Risk Transference0 minutes
Risk Acceptance and Risk Rejection3 minutes
Risk Monitoring1 minute

1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes

Risk Management Assessment15 minutes

1 pluginTotal 15 minutes

Understanding Risk Management: Identification to Monitoring15 minutes

In this module, we will focus on how to classify information and implement appropriate security controls to protect against cyber risks effectively.

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4 videos1 assignment1 plugin

In this module, we will explore the options for third-party cyber risk management, including how to identify and evaluate third-party vendors for outsourcing risk control.

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2 videos1 assignment1 plugin

In this module, we will discuss the identification, assessment, treatment, and reporting of security vulnerabilities, as well as the use of ethical hacking and penetration testing.

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3 videos1 assignment1 plugin

In this module, we will focus on preparing for and responding to cyber incidents, with an emphasis on business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

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1 video1 assignment1 plugin

In this module, we will conclude the course with a summary of key concepts, reflections on the importance of cyber risk management, and a thank-you note from the author.

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1 video2 assignments

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