Audit and Forensics - Course & Certification

We will cover introductory content on financial impacts and compliance related to Cybersecurity. The course introduces terminology, regulations, insurance, cyber risk and reporting.

Learn “best practices” to lead your company in cybersecurity, including:

• Knowledge of the latest cybersecurity risks and regulations

• Cyber financial risk quantification and its uses for companies

• Understanding of best practices in cybersecurity

• Regulatory challenges to prepare for compliance

• Cyber insurance strategy

Course Book: Managing Cyber Risk, from Routledge Publishing

During labs, students will implement digital asset inventories, risk models for quantification, and utilize reports for essential board reporting. The total time committed to labs is about 20% of the course.

Lab 1: Digital Asset Inventory Lab 2: Regulatory Management

Skills Learned:

• Digital Asset Methodology

• Understand and analyze risk in the cloud and on premise

• Understand the role of cyber insurance

• Get up to speed quickly on emerging technology security issues and terminology

You will get a certification in Enterprise Cybersecurity in Digital Business Basic Program from Seton Hall University.

• Internet access

• Mobile phone for two-factor authentication

All labs in this course are focused on using our browser. We recommend Edge or Google Chrome.

• Hands-on lab for cyber risk quantification

• Weekly chats with the chair to ask any questions

• Dedicated program manager to assist with technical issues

• Electronic courseware containing the entire course content

• Course books – available for purchase

• Access to repeatable interactive hands-on labs

• MP3 audio files of the complete course lecture

Module 1: Audit and Forensics

Module Description

This module provides a high-level overview of IT auditing and cyber forensics. The module focuses on the role of the IT auditor and how audits are performed, the four phases of an audit and challenges from the cybersecurity landscape. Students will learn how to demonstrate the businesses cybersecurity controls are designed properly and function effectively in protecting the information assets, protecting the privacy of the internal and external stakeholders, protecting the reputation of the organization, complying with laws, regulations and contracts while preventing litigation fees and regulatory fines. Real world examples are referenced to anchor the students understanding. Students will be introduced to cloud auditing.

The module covers the main objectives of auditing:

• Planning

• Fieldwork

• Reporting

• Follow Up

In this module, students will allow be provided a high-level understanding of the cyber forensics world. Students will review a child pornography case study and its ramifications.

The module covers the main objectives of cyber forensics:

• Evidence Gathering

• Goal Setting

• Investigative Plan

• Privileged Information

• Counsels Role

• Covert and Overt Investigation Techniques

• Chain of Custody

Module Grade

Each student is expected to satisfy the following requirements:

• Quizzes (100%)