PECB Certified Course: Chief Information Security Officer

Develop the executive capability to govern information security, risk and resilience.

This executive course examines the role of a chief information security officer in aligning security with organizational needs. It covers programme design, governance, regulation, risk, architecture, operational controls, incident and change management, security culture, measurement and continual improvement.

Course at a glance

• Provider and awarding body: PECB.
• Learning format: PECB Self-Study (official course materials).
• Language: English.
• Level: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
• Examination and certification-application cycle: 12 months from purchase for the first examination attempt, the included free retake if needed, and the certification application.

What this course includes

• More than 450 pages of official PECB instructional materials containing explanations, guidance and practical examples.
• The first examination attempt and one free retake.
• The certification-application fee and the first year of the Annual Maintenance Fee, where applicable.
• A course-completion attestation worth 31 CPD credits, separate from the PECB professional credential.

What you will learn

After completing the course, the learner should be able to:

• explain information-security fundamentals and the CISO role;
• design a security programme suited to an organization's context;
• apply relevant frameworks, laws, regulations and policies;
• identify, analyse, evaluate and treat information-security risk.

Who this course is for

• Professionals involved in information-security management.
• IT managers responsible for information-security programmes.
• Security architects, analysts and auditors moving into leadership.
• Executives and experienced professionals preparing for CISO responsibilities.

Prerequisites: The official PECB brochure does not state a separate prerequisite for attending the training course.

Course outline

• Information-security fundamentals and the role of a CISO
• Compliance, risk management, and security architecture and design
• Security controls, incident management, and change management
• Awareness, monitoring and measurement, and continual improvement
• Certification exam

Exam and credential pathway

The three-hour examination covers information-security fundamentals, the CISO role, compliance and risk, architecture, operational controls, incident and change management, culture, monitoring and improvement.

The official brochure lists an Information Security Officer route without an experience requirement and a Chief Information Security Officer route requiring the specified professional and information-security management experience. Application and ethics requirements apply.

Course completion, examination success, certification application and credential issuance are separate stages; the credential is not issued automatically.

For official course details, see the PECB Chief Information Security Officer page.

Access and activation

The 12-month period for the first examination, included free retake and certification application begins on the purchase date.

Each order covers one learner. Wadi Solutions begins processing the PECB registration within one business day, and activation details are sent to the learner's email. Required enrolment details are shared with PECB for activation.

Continue your learning path

• Cybersecurity Foundation
• ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Foundation
• ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Transition
• ISO/IEC 27002 Foundation

Explore Chief Information Security Officer courses to see the available options.

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