To stay safe, organizations need to maintain a deep understanding of developing threats and their own security posture. Rarely are the necessary resources actually fully dedicated.  In this course we show you what a security assessment and its various components are.

This course takes you through a variety of controls you can implement to protect your organization’s assets, brand and image. We delve into understanding many core components of a security assessment. Lastly, we discuss simple controls that can be implemented, critical monitoring that should be performed, and important training that needs to occur.

Course Key Concepts: Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Assessment, General Controls

Learning Objectives
  • Explore what a comprehensive security assessment is.
  • Discover the components of a security assessment.
  • Explore security and remediation strategies.
Last updated/reviewed: August 20, 2023
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This course provides an understanding of what a security assessment is, why it should be performed, and why security assessent should be ongoing.

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational

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 Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Introduction to Performing a Security Assessment3:58
  What is a Security Assessment?7:17
  What is a Security Assessment? (Continued)12:20
  Benefits of a Security Assessment8:09
  Benefits of a Security Assessment (Continued)14:30
  Conclusion10:43
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  Performing a Security Assessment56:59
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
  Slides: Performing a Security AssessmentPDF
  Performing a Security Assessment Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam