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Leadership (Coursera)

Offered by Infosec,

This course is an introduction and an overview to the basic principles of cybersecurity leadership and management. It explores and dissects the correlation between security, trust and stability (STS) and the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability CIA Triad, while integrating information security governance (ISG) and the McKinsey 7S Change Model as guidance for cybersecurity leadership and management.

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What You Will Learn
The student will learn basic concepts, methodology and terminology for leadership and management skills.

Course 1 of 3 in the Cybersecurity Leadership and Management Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Information Security and Senior Governance Overview
WEEK 2: Cybersecurity senior management and Information Security Governance
WEEK 3: Cybersecurity aligning information security to the business model

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