Security essentials certification is designed with the vast knowledge of the global perspective of challenges that one faces while mapping a secure system while covering the major cyber roles needed to provide a solid system.

Security essentials certification

Certified in security essentials

This is a globally recognized certification in the information security market. This program validates an information security professional’s deep technical and managerial knowledge and experience to effectively design, engineer, and manage the overall security posture of an organization.

Areas covered

Security and RiskManagement
Asset Security
Security Architecture andEngineering
Communication and NetworkSecurity
Identity and Access Management(IAM)
Security Assessment andTesting
SecurityOperations
Software DevelopmentSecurity

Objectives

Analyze components of the Security and Risk Management domain.
Analyze components of theAsset Security domain.
Analyze components of the Security Architecture and Engineering domain.
Analyze components of the Communications and Network Security domain.

For Whom?

The program is designed to suit graduates and experienced professionals from a wide range of domains. Specifically, the program may be suited for

ITconsultants
Managers
Security policy writers
Privacy officers
Information security officers
Network administrators
Security device administrators
Security engineers.

Benefits

Get hired easily

Opportunity to boost your automation knowledge

Enhanced career opportunities

Expert level skills in RPA Architect

Course Syllabus

1
Module 1: Security and Risk Management
- Understand and apply concepts of confidentiality, integrity and availability
- Evaluate and apply security governance principles
- Determine compliance requirements
- Understand legal and regulatory issues that pertain to information security in a global context
- Understand, adhere to, and promote professional ethics
- Develop, document, and implement security policy, standards, procedures, and guidelines
- Identify, analyze, and prioritize Business Continuity (BC) requirements
- Contribute to and enforce personnel security policies and procedures
- Understand and apply risk management concepts
- Understand and apply threat modeling concepts and methodologies
- Apply risk-based management concepts to the supply chain
- Establish and maintain a security awareness, education, and training program
2
Module 2: Asset Security
- Identify and classify information and assets
- Determine and maintain information and asset ownership
- Ensure appropriate asset retention
- Determine data security controls
- Establish information and asset handling requirements
3
Module 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
- Implement and manage engineering processes using secure design principles
- Understand the fundamental concepts of security models
- Select controls based upon systems security requirements
- Understand security capabilities of information systems (e.g., memory protection, Trusted Platform Module (TPM ), encryption/decryption)
- Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution elements
- Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web based systems
- Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in mobile systems
- Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in embedded devices
- Apply cryptography
- Apply security principles to site and facility design
- Implement site and facility security controls
4
Module 4: Communication & Network Security
- Implement secure design principles in network architectures
- Secure network components
- Implement secure communication channels according to design
5
Module 5: Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- • Control physical and logical access to assets
- Manage identification and authentication of people, devices, and services
- Integrate identity as a third-party service
- Implement and manage authorization mechanisms
- Manage the identity and access provisioning lifecycle
6
Module 6: Security Assessment & Testing
- Design and validate assessment, test, and audit strategies
- Conduct security control testing
- Collect security process data (e.g., technical and administrative)
- Analyze test output and generate report
- Conduct or facilitate security audits
7
Module 7: Security Operations
- Understand and support investigations
- Understand requirements for investigation types
- Conduct logging and monitoring activities
- Securely provisioning resources
- Understand and apply foundational security operations concepts
- Apply resource protection techniques
- Conduct incident management
- Operate and maintain detective and preventative measures
- Implement and support patch and vulnerability management
- Understand and participate in change management processes
- Implement recovery strategies
- Implement Disaster Recovery (DR)processes
- Test Disaster Recovery Plans(DRP)
- Participate in Business Continuity (BC) planning and exercises
- Implement and manage physical security
- Address personnel safety and security concerns
8
Module 8: Software Development & Security
- Understand and integrate security in the Software Development LifeCycle(SDLC)
- Identify and apply security controls in development environments Integrate identity as a third-party service
- Assess the effectiveness of software security
- Assess security impact of acquired software
- Define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards

Evaluation

This exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions.
Candidate need to score minimum 70 % of the total marks (i.e. 70 out of 100) to pass this examination.
Total duration of this examination is 120 minutes.
Candidate should Tick against only one correct answer in Multiple Choice Questions.
There is no negative marking system applicable in this examination.

Yes I’m Interested

We focus on accreditation and certification of training programs, recognise continuous professional capacity enhancement by offering certified designated credentialing and consistently share strategic insights, new wave technologies and latest industrial development.

ADDRESS

Convergence Certification and Skill Development Council
CCSD COUNCIL SRO
Belehradska 858/23 Prague 2, 120 00
Czech Republic

Munies Pillai - Secretary General

muniespillai@ccsdcouncil.org
+6012 3242 885
+65 8747 8735

PHONE

+420 257 325 117
Working Hours - 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CET)

EMAIL

info@ccsdcouncil.org
admin@ccsdcouncil.org
pdccertification@ccsdcouncil.org
membership@ccsdcouncil.org
accreditationcert@ccsdcouncil.org

info@ccsdcouncil.org

+420257325117