About this course: 

We know that what Security Controls is. Security controls are safeguards or countermeasures to avoid, detect, counteract, or minimize security risks to physical property, information, computer systems, or other assets. This intermediate level course covers proven general controls and methodologies that are used to execute and analyze the Top Twenty Most Critical Security Controls. This course allows the security professional to see how to implement controls in their existing network(s) through highly effective and economical automation. For management, this training is the best way to distinguish how you’ll assess whether these security controls are effectively being administered. Nearly all organizations containing sensitive information are adopting and implementing the most critical security controls as the highest priority list. These controls were chosen by leading government and private organizations who are experts on how compromised networks/systems evolve and how to mitigate and prevent them from happening. This course helps the students in the preparation for IS20 Certification Exam.

The average salary for Information Assurance Manager is $83,443 per year.

Course Objective: 

After completing this course, students will be able to: 

• Implement the top 20 most critical controls in the work place.

Audience: 

This course is intended for: 

• Information assurance managers/auditors
• Network security engineers
• IT administrators

Prerequisites:

• A basic understanding of networking and security technologies

Suggested prerequisites courses:  

• LFS211 - Linux Networking and Administration
• Certified Security Leadership Officer