ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Implementer Online Training & Certification
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Introduction to ISO/IEC 27001 and initiation of an ISMS

Section 1: Training course objectives and structure         

• Introduction
• General information
• Learning objectives
• Educational approach
• Examination and certification
• About PECB

Section 2: Standards and regulatory frameworks            

• What is ISO?
• The ISO/IEC 27000 family of standards
• Advantages of ISO/IEC 27001

Section 3: Information Security Management System (ISMS)     

• Definition of a management system
• Management system standards
• Integrated management systems
• Definition of an ISMS
• Process approach
• Overview — Clauses 4 to 10
• Overview — Annex A

Section 4: Fundamental information security concepts and principles    

• Information and asset
• Information security
• Availability, confidentiality, and integrity
• Vulnerability, threat, and impact
• Information security risk
• Classification of security controls

Section 5: Initiation of the ISMS implementation             

• Define the approach to the ISMS implementation
• Proposed implementation approaches
• Application of the proposed implementation approaches
• Choose a methodological framework to manage the implementation of an ISMS
• Approach and methodology
• Alignment with best practices

Section 6: Understanding the organization and its context          

• Mission, objectives, values, and strategies of the organization
• ISMS objectives
• Preliminary scope definition
• Internal and external environment
• Key processes and activities
• Interested parties
• Business requirements

Section 7: ISMS scope   

• Boundary of the ISMS
• Organizational boundaries
• Information security boundaries
• Physical boundaries
• ISMS scope statement

Planning the implementation of an ISMS

Section 8: Leadership and project approval

• Business case
• Resource requirements
• ISMS project plan
• ISMS project team
• Management approval

Section 9: Organizational structure

• Organizational structure
• Information security coordinator
• Roles and responsibilities of interested parties
• Roles and responsibilities of key committees

Section 10: Analysis of the existing system

• Determine the current state
• Conduct the gap analysis
• Establish maturity targets
• Publish a gap analysis report

Section 11: Information security policy

• Types of policies
• Policy models
• Information security policy
• Specific security policies
• Management policy approval
• Publication and dissemination
• Training and awareness sessions
• Control, evaluation, and review

Section 12: Risk management

• ISO/IEC 27005
• Risk assessment approach
• Risk assessment methodology
• Risk identification
• Risk estimation
• Risk evaluation
• Risk treatment
• Residual risk

Section 13: Statement of Applicability

• Drafting the Statement of Applicability
• Management approval
• Review and selection of the applicable information security controls
• Justification of selected controls
• Justification of excluded controls

Implementation of an ISMS

Section 14: Documented information management       

• Value and types of documented information
• Master list of documented information
• Creation of templates
• Documented information management process
• Implementation of a documented information management system
• Management of records

Section 15: Selection and design of controls

• Organization’s security architecture
• Preparation for the implementation of controls
• Design and description of controls

Section 16: Implementation of controls

• Implementation of security processes and controls
• Introduction of Annex A controls

Section 17: Trends and technologies      

• Big data
• The three V’s of big data
• Artificial intelligence
• Machine learning
• Cloud computing
• Outsourced operations
• The impact of new technologies in information security

Section 18: Communication

• Principles of an efficient communication strategy
• Information security communication process
• Establishing communication objectives
• Identifying interested parties
• Planning communication activities
• Performing a communication activity
• Evaluating communication

Section 19: Competence and awareness              

• Competence and people development
• Difference between training, awareness, and communication
• Determine competence needs
• Plan the competence development activities
• Define the competence development program type and structure
• Training and awareness programs
• Provide the trainings
• Evaluate the outcome of trainings

Section 20: Security operations management    

• Change management planning
• Management of operations
• Resource management
• ISO/IEC 27035-1 and ISO/IEC 27035-2
• ISO/IEC 27032
• Information security incident management policy
• Process and procedure for incident management
• Incident response team
• Incident management security controls
• Forensics process
• Records of information security incidents
• Measure and review of the incident management process

ISMS monitoring, continual improvement, and preparation for the certification audit

Section 21: Monitoring, measurement, analysis, and evaluation

• Determine measurement objectives
• Define what needs to be monitored and measured
• Establish ISMS performance indicators
• Report the results

Section 22: Internal audit           

• What is an audit?
• Types of audits
• Create an internal audit program
• Designate a responsible person
• Establish independence, objectivity, and impartiality
• Plan audit activities
• Perform audit activities
• Follow up on nonconformities

Section 23: Management review             

• Preparing a management review
• Conducting a management review
• Management review outputs
• Management review follow-up activities

Section 24: Treatment of nonconformities          

• Root-cause analysis process
• Root-cause analysis tools
• Corrective action procedure
• Preventive action procedure

Section 25: Continual improvement       

• Continual monitoring process
• Maintenance and improvement of the ISMS
• Continual update of the documented information
• Documentation of the improvements

Section 26: Preparing for the certification audit

• Selecting the certification body
• Preparing for the certification audit
• Stage 1 audit
• Stage 2 audit
• Follow-up audit
• Certification decision

Section 27: Closing of the training course            

• PECB certification scheme
• PECB certification process
• Other PECB services
• Other PECB training courses and certifications