DVMS Cyber Resilience Professional Foundation Certification

The DVMS Cyber Resilience Professional Foundation certification training course is designed to help organisations create a culture-driven, adaptive, cyber-resilient enterprise capable of creating, protecting and delivering business value. 

This course teaches ITSM, GRC, and Cybersecurity professionals a detailed understanding of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NISTCSF) and its role as part of an integrated, adaptive, and culture-driven governance and assurance Digital Value Management System® capable of delivering resilient, compliant, and trusted digital outcomes.

This course is accredited by APMG International and is the first examinable course in a series of DVMS Cyber Resilience Professional training courses.  

This course is delivered over 2-day in our virtual classroom, or we can come onsite to your organisation. Request a quote for your team. 

Course Overview & Learning Outcomes

Held in our virtual classroom with our expert instructor, this course introduces learners to the fundamentals of adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and prepares them for the Cyber Resilience Professional Foundation certification. Participants will understand the core concepts of cybersecurity risk, the structure of the NIST-CSF, and how to adopt and adapt the framework to enhance enterprise resilience and improve performance.

The program combines lecture material, instructor commentary, and references to the Fundamentals of Adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (2nd Edition) textbook.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain fundamental cybersecurity and risk management concepts.
• Understand the structure, components, and relationships within the NIST-CSF.
• Apply concepts of organizational culture, privacy, and resiliency to cybersecurity programs.
• Describe how to adopt and adapt the NIST-CSF within a digital enterprise.
• Recognise how the DVMS (Digital Value Management System) overlay extends and integrates with the NIST-CSF to drive digital business performance and resilience.
  

Course Modules & Content Outline

Module 1: Imperative & Origin

• Explain the concept of risk.
• Differentiate between threats and vulnerabilities.
• Understand cybersecurity risk.
• Review the NIST-CSF timeline and its origins.
• Identify the benefits of adopting the NIST-CSF.

Module 2: Framework Structure

• Explain the structure of the NIST-CSF Core.
• Understand profiles and tiers and their relationships.
• Learn to use the NIST-CSF Online Reference tool.

Module 3: Framework Core

• Describe the structure and outcomes of the CSF Core.
• Understand category-level objectives within the framework.

Module 4: CSF Profiles & CSF Tiers

• Explain the use of CSF Profiles.
• Describe CSF Tiers and their applications.

Module 5: COSO Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

• Understand COSO’s 20 principles in the context of the NIST-CSF.
• Discuss how culture influences organisational risk.

Module 6: NIST CSF & NIST Privacy Framework

• Describe the role of a privacy framework.
• Understand how the NIST Privacy Framework integrates with the CSF.

Module 7: NIST-CSF and Resiliency

• Define organisational resiliency in the context of NIST-CSF.

Module 8: Adopt and Adapt the NIST-CSF

• Describe the strategic importance of adopting the NIST-CSF.
• Explain leadership’s role in commitment and culture curation.
• Define organisational commitment to adoption.

Module 9: Adopt the NIST-CSF

• Define “Informative References” (IRs).
• Describe how to adapt IR controls to suit organizational needs.
• Understand how adaptation enhances organizational resiliency.

Module 10: Beyond the Framework – DVMS Overlay

• Explain DVMS overlay concepts.
• Understand the DVMS Z-X Model and its seven capabilities.
• Learn to identify performance gaps using the DVMS overlay.
• Explore the DVMS FastTrack™ approach.
  

Who should attend

The DVMS Foundation course is designed for ITSM, GRC, Cybersecurity, and Business professionals responsible for building and curating a culture trained to create, protect, and deliver organisational digital value and resilience.

Exam & Certification

This course prepares you for the closed-book, 60 minute, 40 question exam leading to the DVMS Cyber Resilience Professional Foundation Certification. This exam is administered by APMG International. You must attain a passing mark of 60% (24 marks) to be awarded the certificate. 

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Course Material & Inclusions

Material for this course will be provided by TSO (The Stationary Office) and can be viewed on a variety of devices.  

• One year of access to digital courseware
• Access to The Fundamentals of Adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Body of Knowledge Publication
• DVMS Cyber Resilience Professional Foundation Exam Voucher from APMG International.
  
• A digital badge you can share with your network of your course achievement will be provided via email upon passing your certification exam.