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Curriculum/Cybersecurity/Risk Management and Governance/Risk Management Resources and Next Steps
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Risk Management Resources and Next Steps

After this lesson, you will be able to: Know the frameworks, certs, and resources to grow into senior risk/governance roles.

Risk and governance is the path to CISO. This lesson maps the certs (CISSP, CISM, CRISC), the frameworks (NIST RMF), and the communities that move careers.

Prerequisites:Security Governance in Practice

The cert path

CISSP, broad security. CISM, management focus. CRISC, risk focus. CISA, audit focus. CISSP first, then specialize. Each requires 3–5 years of relevant experience to certify.

💡 NIST Risk Management Framework

Categorize → Select controls → Implement → Assess → Authorize → Monitor. Used heavily in US federal contracting, but the structure applies broadly. Free, well-documented.

Communities and content

(ISC)² and ISACA chapters (local meetups). FAIR Institute (quantitative risk). Risk podcasts: Defense In Depth, CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast.

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