Course Description
A company that takes no risks, doesn’t thrive. On the other hand, a company that ignores risk can fail when even a single weak point is exploited. Risk management is an inescapable part of business for every organization. Regardless of how careful an organization is in protecting its assets, there will always be an inherent risk in its use.
In this Cybersecurity Basics: Types of Risks course, you will learn different risks against organizational assets and how an organization identifies its threats and vulnerabilities. You will also understand the importance of identifying threats and vulnerabilities to organizational assets, including its people, network, and systems.
What You'll Learn
- Understand terms related to risk management
- Distinguish between a threat and a vulnerability
- Identify risks against organizational assets, including people, network, and systems
- Examine threat models used to assess organizational risk
- Recognize threat agents and the actions they take against assets
Key Takeaways
- A company that takes no risks does not thrive, while a company that ignores risk can fail when even a single weak point is exploited.
- Risk management is an inescapable part of business for every organization, and there is always an inherent risk in the use of an organization's assets.
- Identifying threats and vulnerabilities to organizational assets, including people, network, and systems, is important to protecting the organization.
- A threat and a vulnerability are distinct concepts within risk management.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course cover?
This Cybersecurity Basics: Types of Risks course covers different risks against organizational assets and how an organization identifies its threats and vulnerabilities, including threats and vulnerabilities, threat models, and threat agents and actions.
What will I learn from this course?
You will learn terms related to risk management and understand the difference between a threat and a vulnerability, as well as the importance of identifying threats and vulnerabilities to organizational assets such as people, network, and systems.
What skills does this course help develop?
The course relates to skills in Business Risk Management, Cyber Risk, Cyber Safety, Cyber Security Management, Information Technology Security Fundamentals, and IT Risk Management.
Why is risk management important according to this course?
The course explains that risk management is an inescapable part of business for every organization, because regardless of how careful an organization is, there will always be an inherent risk in the use of its assets.
