PECB CourseCybersecurity ManagementFoundationNIST CSFNIST Cybersecurity Foundation
Understand the NIST Cybersecurity Framework core functions, implementation tiers, and profiles for managing cybersecurity risk.
Course Description
The PECB NIST Cybersecurity Foundation training course outlines current cybersecurity challenges and explains how organizations who operationalize a NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) program across an enterprise and its supply chain can mitigate these challenges. Participants will learn the core functions -- Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover -- along with implementation tiers and organizational profiles. This course is the first step in a series of NIST Cybersecurity training courses designed to help organizations create a culture-driven, adaptive, cyber-resilient enterprise capable of creating, protecting, and delivering digital business value. The curriculum is aligned to internationally recognized standards and frameworks. Participants will be provided with training course materials containing over 200 pages of explanatory information, examples, best practices, exercises, and quizzes. Certificate and examination fees are included in the price of the training course.
Who Should Attend
- IT and cybersecurity professionals seeking NIST CSF knowledge
- Risk managers in organizations adopting NIST CSF
- Compliance officers in regulated industries
- Managers responsible for cybersecurity oversight
- Professionals preparing for advanced PECB NIST Cybersecurity certifications
Learning Objectives
- 1Understand the NIST CSF core functions (Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover) and categories
- 2Learn the framework implementation tiers and organizational profiles
- 3Identify how the NIST CSF supports cybersecurity risk management across an enterprise
- 4Recognize the relationship between NIST CSF and other cybersecurity standards and frameworks
- 5Explain approaches for operationalizing a NIST CSF program
- 6Understand the NIST CSF 2.0 updates including the Govern function
Prerequisites
- No specific prerequisites required
- Basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts is helpful
Course Modules
Day 1: Introduction to Fundamental Concepts of NIST Cybersecurity
NIST CSF history and evolution, framework structure, core functions (including the CSF 2.0 Govern function), categories and subcategories, and the role of NIST CSF in organizational cybersecurity.
Day 2: NIST CSF Implementation Approaches and Certification Exam
Implementation tiers, organizational profiles, practical application of the framework, relationship with other standards, and the foundation certification exam.
Exam Details
Duration
1 hour
Format
Multiple choice (40 questions), closed book
Passing Score
70%
Retake Policy
Free retake within 12 months after first failure
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Certification
PECB Certificate Holder in NIST Cybersecurity Foundation
Issued by PECB
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