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PECB Cybersecurity Foundation

Learn core cybersecurity concepts and programme approaches to support organisational security activities.

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12 hours / 2 days
One-hour PECB Foundation exam
No prerequisites or professional experience required
Cybersecurity management

Manage cybersecurity through an organisational programme

Addressing cyber threats requires technical controls, clear responsibilities and sustained management processes. A cybersecurity programme brings these elements together around shared objectives.

PECB Lead Cybersecurity Manager training connects governance, risks and controls. Explore awareness, incident management and performance evaluation as parts of an integrated approach.

Audience

Who is it for?

Individuals pursuing a career in cybersecurity
IT and information security professionals seeking foundational cybersecurity knowledge
Employees responsible for organisational cybersecurity activities
Professionals seeking to understand cybersecurity management approaches
Managers and consultants developing their cybersecurity knowledge
Program flow

Course content

01
Module 1 Introduction to Fundamental Cybersecurity Concepts
  • Fundamental cybersecurity concepts and principles.
  • Overview of information security, cyber threats and attack types.
  • Cybersecurity risks and their organisational impact.
  • Basic security controls and cybersecurity approaches.
  • Introduction to cybersecurity standards and best practices.
02
Module 2 Cybersecurity Programme Approaches and Certificate Exam
  • Approaches to establishing a cybersecurity programme.
  • Cybersecurity governance and risk management practices in organisations.
  • Core processes for planning, implementing and continually improving a cybersecurity programme.
  • Review of the topics covered by the certificate exam.
  • General preparation and review for the certificate exam.
What you will gain

Connect security strategy with implementation and monitoring

Select risk-appropriate controls and integrate communication, training and incident management into a measured and continually improving security programme.

01

Competency 1

Explain core cybersecurity concepts and principles.

02

Competency 2

Identify key standards and frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27032 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

03

Competency 3

Explain attack mechanisms, threats and basic protective approaches.

04

Competency 4

Interpret core processes for establishing and managing a cybersecurity programme.

05

Competency 5

Evaluate the importance of risk management, incident response, information sharing and coordination.

06

Competency 6

Identify basic approaches that support participation in organisational cybersecurity activities.

Selected PECB training

PECB Cybersecurity Foundation

A Foundation programme introducing cybersecurity concepts, threats, risks, basic controls and security programme approaches through two detailed modules.

PECB Cybersecurity Foundation
Official digital badge available once certification requirements are met.

About the training

PECB Cybersecurity Foundation training covers cyber threats, risks, basic controls and security programme approaches. It introduces standards and frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27032 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

The 12-hour, two-day programme consists of two detailed modules. The second module addresses programme governance, implementation and improvement alongside exam preparation; the PECB Foundation exam lasts one hour.

Certificate

Candidates who pass the PECB Cybersecurity Foundation exam may apply for the “PECB Certificate Holder in Cybersecurity Foundation” certificate. No professional, audit or cybersecurity management project experience is required; candidates must accept the PECB Code of Ethics and meet the current application requirements.

The BT Akademi Achievement Certificate is a separate award. According to the supplied document, it is issued digitally with QR verification to participants who attend at least 80% of the training and successfully complete the assessments or projects required by the curriculum.

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