Cyber Security Risk Manager — career path
StationX Advanced
The GRC career at its senior end: identify, measure and own the organisation's cyber risk. Security+ for the technical grounding, GRC and ISO 27001 for the method, then CRISC and CISM.
The path
Step 1 — Security foundation
You cannot rate a risk you do not understand technically.
follows a certification path
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- PathFollow the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) path — the technical baseline behind every risk decision
Step 2 — Governance, risk and compliance
Risk registers, treatment plans, frameworks — the daily work.
3 courses
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- CourseGovernance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) 🔒 StationX Unlimited
11 sections · 50 lectures
- Training Overview 2
- Introduction 3
- Governance 6
- Risk Management 6
- Compliance 4
- Internal Controls 13
- Audit 4
- Cybersecurity 4
- Emerging Trends in GRC 4
- Conclusion 3
- Audio Version of Training 1
- CourseGRC Fundamentals - Learn Governance, Risk, and Compliance 🔒 StationX Unlimited
8 sections · 28 lectures
- Course Overview 2
- Introduction 1
- Introducing GRC 5
- Risk Management 7
- Compliance 5
- Advancing GRC in an Organization 6
- Conclusion 1
- Audio Version of Training 1
- CourseMastering Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC): A Handbook 🔒 StationX Unlimited
15 sections · 72 lectures
- Course Overview 2
- Introduction 6
- Module 1 - What is Governance Risk and Compliance - Quite Literally 9
- Module 2 - The Three Lines of Defense 7
- Module 3-Step 1 Information Gathering-Understand the organisation risk universe 11
- Module 4 - Step 2: Drafting inherent risks 14
- Module 5 - Step 3: Mapping the Lines of Defense - Roles and Responsibilities 4
- Module 6 - Step 4: Existing Controls Environment 5
- Module 7 - Step 5: Residual Risk 2
- Module 8 - Follow Through 2
- Module 9 - Bringing it all together 1
- Module 10 - GRC Tools 2
- Module 11 - IT Auditing: The Third Line of Defense 3
- Module 12 - Course Conclusion 3
- Audio Version of Training 1
Step 3 — The management system
Build and audit an ISMS — the structure risk management lives in.
follows a certification path
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- PathFollow the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 — Lead Implementer and Auditor path — the standard most organisations manage risk against
Step 4 — The risk certification
The credential written for this exact job.
follows a certification path
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- PathFollow the CRISC — Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control path — risk identification, assessment, response and monitoring
Step 5 — The management certification
For the step up to running the whole programme.
follows a certification path
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- PathFollow the CISM — Certified Information Security Manager path — the certification senior risk adverts pair with CRISC
Where this leads
- CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional — Advanced
- CISA — Certified Information Systems Auditor — Advanced
Advanced · after the job
The AI-Driven Cyber Security Risk Manager
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