Firebrand Cyber Crime Protect

The Firebrand Cyber Crime Protect course in intended to build on the learning from the foundation course, developing these techniques and principles and focusing on the concepts of cybersecurity in support of cyber resilience, infrastructure security, defence and response and information security.

This course focuses on the skills required to:

• Understand the concepts of Information Security and Information Security Management Systems.
• Understand Risk in relation to Cybersecurity and Information Security.
• Understand and inform policy on security and resilience of computer systems.
• Understand and apply the process of Incident Response and identify the key roles involved within an IR Team.
• Understand the key networking devices and topologies involved in network defence.
• Conduct security assessments and audits.

At course completion learners will have knowledge of the following areas:

• Information Security Management and Information Governance
• Information Security Frameworks and their applications
• Risk management including risk identification and management
• Security Life Cycles
• Procedural, technical and physical security controls
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Management
• Incident Response Concepts
• Security assessment and audit
• Defence in Depth concepts
• Laws, regulations and standards applicable to information security management systems and risk
• Advanced network defence topologies
• Access control mechanisms
• Sources of information and services that can be promoted by protect officers

• 01: The Role of Protect
• 02: Information Security Principles
• 03: Risk Management
• 04: Horizon Scanning
• 05: Information Security Frameworks
• 06: System Life Cycles
• 07: Securing the Infrastructure
• 08: Procedural and People Security Controls
• 09: Technical Security Controls
• 10: Physical and Environmental Security Controls
• 11: Security Assessment and Audit
• 12: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• 13: Cryptography
• 14: Available Resources

Delegates should have completed a series of College of Policing packages prior to attendance and be actively involved in a law enforcement, MoD or HMG agency cyber-related units or a Cyber Protect team.

Delegates should have completed the Firebrand Cyber Crime Foundation course or equivalent.

At the end of this course, you will have proven that you have the knowledge and skills to support the role of a Protect Officer and understand the responsibilities of security disciplines across an organisation. You will also be able to sit the BCS Foundation Certificate in Information Security Management Principles.

There will also be the option on the last day, for those that wish, to take an additional certification: The (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity entry-level certification. Both these certifications will add credibility to the role of the Protect Officer by demonstrating a level of proficiency through industry recognised certifications.