ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity Course

Key Takeaways

At the end of this course, participants would be able to apply the basic cybersecurity concepts such as:

• Confidentiality, integrity, availability and non-repudiation
• Risk management
• Security incident response
• Business continuity and disaster recovery
• Types of controls – administrative, logical and physical
• Network models, threats and attacks
• Data security and encryption
• Asset management
• Security policies
• Security education, training and awareness

Who Should Attend

This course is designed to accommodate a diverse audience who are new to cybersecurity concepts or have little to no experience with cybersecurity. These include:

• Graduates from university and polytechnics who are keen to pick up basic knowledge in cybersecurity
• Entry level managers who wants to have an appreciation of the relevant considerations for cybersecurity without going into the deep technical details.
• People who are considering a switch of career to cybersecurity and wants to get a sense of what are the areas that cybersecurity covers.
• A current IT professional
•  Professional looking to transition from another field into cybersecurity
• A college student or recent graduate

Pre-requisites

• No prior knowledge of cybersecurity required
• Ability to understand and appreciate the need to protect systems, applications, network, data and information

What to Bring
No printed copies of course materials are issued.
Participants must bring their internet-enabled computing device (e.g., laptop) with power charger to access the eTextBook and to take the assessments.

What Will Be Covered

This course will cover:

• Security Principles
• Information Assurance
• Risk Management Process
• Security Concepts
• Governance
• ISC2 Code of Ethics

• Incident Response, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Incident Response
• Business Continuity (BC)
• Disaster Recovery (DR)

• Controls
• Key Concepts
• Administrative Controls
• Physical Controls
• Logical Controls

• Network Security
• Networking Concepts and Models
• Common Network Threats and Attacks
• Network Security Infrastructure

• Security Operations
• Understanding Data Security and Encryption
• Controls and Asset Management
• Best Practice Security Policies
• Understanding Security Education, Training and Awareness

Fees & Subsidies

1. All fees and subsidies are valid from January 2024, unless otherwise advised.
2. All self-sponsored Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay for course fees. For more information about SkillsFuture Credit, click here.
3. From 1st January 2024, the GST will be increased to 9%.

Exams & Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Participants have to meet a minimum attendance rate of 75% and are required to pass the assessment to be issued a Certificate of Completion.

Preparing for Your Course

NUS-ISS Course Registration Terms and Conditions

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NUS-ISS and Learner’s Commitment and Responsibilities

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WIFI Access

WIFI access will be made available to participants.

Venue

NUS-ISS
25 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119615

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In the event of a change of venue, participants are advised to refer to the acceptance email sent one week prior to the commencement date.

Course Confirmation

All classes are subject to confirmation and NUS-ISS will send an acceptance email to participants one week prior to the commencement date. Confirmed registrants are to attend and complete all lectures, class exercises, workshops and assessments (where applicable). Additionally, all responses to feedbacks and surveys conducted by NUS-ISS and its partners must be submitted. All training and assessments will be delivered as described in the course webpage.

General Enquiry

Please feel free to write to ask-iss@nus.edu.sg if you have any enquiry or feedback.