University System of Georgia
A General Approach to Risk Management
University System of Georgia

A General Approach to Risk Management

This course is part of Cybersecurity Risk Management Frameworks Specialization

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Michael Whitman, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP
Herbert J. Mattord, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP, CDP

Instructors: Michael Whitman, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP

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  • Discuss the development of a Framework to guide the organization’s risk management efforts.

  • Explain the process of performing risk assessment to identify the risk to the organization’s information assets.

  • Discuss the strategies available to the organization to reduce the risk to its information assets to an acceptable level.

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There are 6 modules in this course

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This is the final module where you will take the Course Assessment.

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Michael Whitman, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP
University System of Georgia
14 Courses120,436 learners
Herbert J. Mattord, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP, CDP
University System of Georgia
14 Courses120,436 learners

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