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CYB/415

Project Cybersecurity Policy and Governance

3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

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Course level: Upper Division

This project is designed to enhance the skills based competencies of the Chief Information Security Officer's role in today's environment. Students must conduct detailed analysis of case industry studies and perform practical application exercises involving executive level decisions that are highly critical to overall success.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Create a security management program that aligns with organizational goals, objectives, and outcomes.
  • Analyze choices for determining information security specifications and apply that gained knowledge to building a security management plan.
  • Evaluate legal and regulatory compliance requirements necessary in formulating a comprehensive information security governance program plan.
  • Develop a systematic process for evaluating risk and critical controls for informing a risk framework and management plan.

  • Analyze an information system for determining and applying security control objectives and information security risk knowledge in order to build a security plan.
  • Assess information security controls for mitigating risks and securing operations for a specified industry organization.
  • Produce an appropriate information security policy.
  • Develop appropriate processes for continuous improvement using a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) to assist in audit management.

  • Analyze organizational structure, culture, and key vendors for aligning an information security portfolio with organizational goals, objectives, and outcomes.
  • Analyze the organizational structure, culture, and key objectives of a security operations center (SOC) in order to develop a SOC implementation plan.
  • Create a plan for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).

  • Appraise policies and procedures for network, device, and application security.
  • Generate a risk management and incident response plan.
  • Create an agreement for a penetration testing.

  • Evaluate a strategic plan for the information security program that supports the organization’s business objectives.
  • Develop a financial model for the investments needed that supports the information security program in alignment with the strategic plan.
  • Design a vendor selection policy and plan for an organization that relies on vendor IT products.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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