BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management (PCIRM)

On this accelerated BCS Practitioner Certificate in Risk Management (PCIRM) course, you’ll build knowledge and skills in the best practices of information risk management principles and techniques.

In just 4 days, how the management of information risk will bring about significant business benefits, and explain and make full use of information risk management terminology. You’ll also build knowledge in:

• How to conduct threat and vulnerability assessments, business impact analyses and risk assessments
• The principles of controls and risk treatment
• How to present the results in a format which will form the basis of a risk treatment plan
• The use of information classification schemes

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the BCS PCIRM exam, and achieve your BCS Practitioner Certificate in Risk Management (PCIRM) certification. As an Official BCS Training Provider and through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get access to official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is relevant to anyone requiring an understanding of information risk management as well as those who are involved in the areas of information security and information assurance

• Section 1: The concepts and framework of information risk management
• Section 2: Information risk management fundamentals
• Section 3: Establishing an information risk management programme
• Section 4: Risk identification
• Section 5: Risk assessment
• Section 6: Risk treatment
• Section 7: Presenting risks and business case
• Section 8: Information risk monitoring

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this accelerated course.

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Risk Management (PCIRM) exam

• Type: A scenario-based online exam that includes a range of question types including multiple choice, multiple response, and matching questions.
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Supervised: Yes
• Open book: No (no materials can be taken into the examination room)
• Pass mark: 39/60 (65%)
• Delivery: Digital format only