Accredited through APMG International, certified in the United Kingdom by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and listed as qualified cyber training by Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA) in the U.S., the NCSP® training programme teaches individuals and organisations how to engineer, operationalise and continually improve a NIST Cybersecurity Framework Programme.
Description
Combining the Foundation and Practitioner courses into a single study period and benefitting from a single combined exam, NIST Cybersecurity Professional (NCSP®) Boot Camp Certificate is targeted at individuals or teams who will play an active or passive role in engineering, operationalising and continually improving an organisations NIST Cybersecurity Framework program.
The NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Foundation Certificate course is designed to teach IT, Business and Cybersecurity professionals the fundamentals of Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity Risk Management and the NIST Cyber Security Framework. The course outlines current cybersecurity challenges and explains how organisations who operationalise a NIST Cybersecurity program across an enterprise and its supply chain can mitigate these challenges.
The NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Practitioner Certificate course is designed to teach IT, Engineering, Operations and Business Risk professionals how to design, implement, operate and continually improve a NIST Cybersecurity Framework program that will enable enterprises to identify protect, detect, respond and recover from cyber-attacks.
Who should attend
This NIST Cybersecurity Professional (NCSP®) Foundation Certificate course is targeted at individuals or teams looking to learn the fundamentals of Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity Risk Management, NIST Cybersecurity Framework and NIST-CSF Management Systems.
IT, Business and Cyber Security professionals who will play an active or passive role in engineering, operationalising and continually improving an organisations NIST-CSF programme and those looking for a baseline knowledge of the NIST-CSF who are considering a career in cyber security.
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Learning Outcomes
Day 1 NCSP Foundation level course covers the following topics:
- Today’s Digital Economy
- Understanding Cyber Risks
- The NIST Cyber security Framework Fundamentals
- Core Functions, Categories & Subcategories
- Implementation Tiers
- Developing Framework Profiles
- Cyber security Improvement
- Cyber security Controls Factory Mode
Day 2 – Day 5 The NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Practitioner certification program is designed to teach IT, Engineering, Operations and Business Risk professionals how to design, implement, operate and continually improve a NIST Cyber Security Framework program that will enable enterprises to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover from cyber-attacks
Industry Accreditation
Accredited through APMG International, certified in the United Kingdom by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and listed as qualified cyber training by Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA) in the U.S. the NCSP® training programme teaches individuals and organisations how to engineer, operationalise and continually improve a NIST Cybersecurity Framework Programme.
Candidates who attend and complete the NCSP® Foundation Certificate course are eligible to sit the associated APMG certification exam along with applying for CPE, PDU and CEU continuing education credits from PMI, ISACA, CompTIA and other professional certification bodies.
This course enables participants to develop their knowledge and proficiency in the following Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA®) professional skills:
- METL: Methods and tools
- BURM: Business Risk Management
- SCTY: Information Security
- SCAD: Security Administration
This list gives the core SFIA skills covered by the course. Elements relevant to other SFIA skills may also be included to a lesser depth. Proficiency in a SFIA skill is measured by performance assessment and is achieved through actual substantial use of that skill in a real-world situation over some time. In course assignments and exercises undertaken through a course can demonstrate elements of the relevant skills which can then be further developed back in the workplace. Acquiring new skills and building on existing skills, ideally occurs within the context of an agreed development plan for each person that ensures that their personal circumstances, strengths and development needs are met.
Exam & Certification
Exam Format
- 90 multiple-choice questions
- 150 minute exam
- Pass Mark 60% (54 out of 90 marks)
- Closed book
- Online exam through APMG International – completed using an online proctor. An internet and webcam is required.
This is a closed book exam with ninety (90) multiple-choice questions with a single correct answer from 4-choices (A, B, C, D).
Questions may appear in any of the following forms (sample, not an exhaustive list):
- Which of the following is true, correct, most correct?
- Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
- Which of the following statements addresses X?
- How would you show Y?
- What is…?
- What is missing from…?
- _____ is a correct way to…?
- How would you describe…?
- How would you explain…?
- What is the main idea of…?
- Which is the best choice…?
Course Material & Inclusions
Material for this course will only be provided as downloadable soft copy files that can be viewed on a variety of devices.
Our virtual instructor-led classes include a $25 lunch voucher for each day, this means you can get your lunch organised whether you do it from home or the office. The voucher is provided via email on the first morning of the course. ($125 for 5 day course)
NSCP® Bootcamp online exam voucher plus a complimentary NCSP® Bootcamp exam re-sit if you miss out on passing your certification the first time (exam re-sit included for our virtual instructor-led classes only)
A digital badge you can share with your network of your course achievement will be provided via email upon completion of your course.