To stay safe, organizations need to maintain a deep understanding of developing threats and their own security posture. Unfortunately, rarely are the necessary resources dedicated.  In this course you will learn what a business risk assessment entails and about the various components.

This course takes you through a variety of assessment steps to help you identify the best strategies to protect your organization’s assets, brand and image. We delve into understanding components of a business risk assessment. Lastly, we discuss software and templates available.

Learning Objectives
  • Discover and scope a Business Risk Assessment.
  • Identify components of a Business Risk Assessment.
  • Identify strategies for performing a Business Risk Assessment.
  • Discover software and templates available to support your Business Risk Assessment.
Last updated/reviewed: August 26, 2023
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8 Reviews (34 ratings)

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5
Member's Profile
This course provided an excellent overview of the risk assessment steps and criteria to complete the process. I especially appreciated the sample documents provided by the instructor. Also, this instructor was very clear, concise and provided very meaningful examples of this topic. She is an excellent communicator. I enjoyed this class and would highly recommend it.
4
Anonymous Author
This course provides a good understanding of how to perform a Business Risk Assessment and the types of assessment techniques that can be used to make risk assessment determinations.
5
Anonymous Author
The course helped me make more sense of the risk assessment process because Wendi broke it down to an introductory level.
3
Anonymous Author
Instructor was chewing gum while speaking, which was distracting. The course was otherwise helpful.
5
Member's Profile
Well organized. The presentation flow was logical and easy to follow and learn.
4
Anonymous Author
Excellent course with practical insights. Very well prepared and presented.
4
Anonymous Author
This was a helpful overview of the risk assessment process. Thank you.
4
Member's Profile
Nice summary and refresh of the business risk assessment process.
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
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  Course Overview CPE
Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW
  Introduction to Performing A Business Risk Assessment3:02
  Enterprise Wide Business Risk Assessment Processess13:16
  Four Critical Steps4:03
Developing The Assessment Scope
  Assessment Criteria5:59
  Assessment Scale7:15
  The Enablers of the Business5:46
  Impact Assessment and Likeliness Assessment5:32
Assessing and Measuring Risk
  Types of Risk4:00
  Assessment Techniques2:42
  Identify and Consider Risk Interactions4:41
Conclusion
  Templates & Software and Conclusion3:21
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  Performing a Business Risk Assessment59:37
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
  Slides: Performing a Business Risk AssessmentPDF
  Performing a Business Risk Assessment Glossary/ IndexPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam