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Security & Privacy Training

JD Biggs & Associates is offering three (3) Security & Privacy Training courses covering the content of our seven (7) methodologies. These courses are designed to make systems and facilities "Federal Information Security Management Act" (FISMA) compliant.

The target audience for these training courses would be: Commercial Organizations, Federal Agencies, Operating Units / Administrations, Chief Information Officers (CIO), Chief Security Officers, Senior Information Technology Security Officers (SITSO), Information System Security Officers (ISSO), System Owners, Program Managers and Security Professionals.

These courses are designed to Educate, Train and Accomplish the following Objectives:

Improve the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of security controls on Major Applications and General Support Systems;
Provide Education, Training, and Awareness on FISMA, NIST, FIPS & OMB requirements to Security & Privacy Professionals, Contractors and selected Stakeholders;
Train Security Professionals and Contractors on Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing software tools, and Techniques in the Analysis of Generated Reports;
Provide Industry and Government Best Practices in conducting Certification & Accreditation (C&A) and Risk Management, in accordance with Federal Standards (NIST, FIPS & OMB);
Achieve Annual Security Training Requirements.

Security & Privacy Methodologies

The three (3) Security & Privacy Training courses are based on the following methodologies:

1. Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Methodology,

2. Personal Identifiable Information (PII) Methodology,

3. Security Categorization Methodology,

4. Security Certification & Accreditation (C&A) Methodology,

5. Enterprise Security Program Assessment & Validation Methodology,

6. Security Assessment Report Methodology,

7. Security Certification and Accreditation Life-Cycle Methodology.

Security & Privacy Training

All course instructors are Industry and Government Subject-Matter-Experts in the selected topic material. Instructors possess hands-on experience performing Security Engineering, Systems Integration, Privacy Management, Security Categorization, C&A, as-well-as Risk Management on Legacy and Modernization Major Applications and General Support Systems. Instructors are degreed professionals, with 25+ years experience and hold industry-recognized certifications: CAP, CISSP, CISA, CISM, and CBCP.

Course Selections:

Three (3) course topic areas have been identified allowing Commercial and Federal Agency resources to select their particular area(s) of interest. All courses have been developed for ½ day sessions, and the addition of courses may increase to a full training day.

Registration for each course is accomplished on-line through this website. Course material, schedule, and course descriptions are also accessible through this website. Training courses are conducted at Commercial / Federal / Contractor locations. The following three (3) courses are being offered:

General Session
- Introduction to seven Security & Privacy Methodologies: (1) FISMA, (2) Privacy, (3) Security Categorization, (4) C&A, (5) Risk Assessment, (6) SAR, and (7) C&A Lifecycle.
Risk Management and Continuous Monitoring
- Risk Management and Continuous Monitoring of Security Controls.
Security & Privacy Strategies
- Reducing Certification & Accreditation (C&A) Complexities.

Each of these methodologies is in graphical (chart) format and can be downloaded from the website (see store for rates). These charts will be provided along with additional handout material for the General Session. Selected charts will be provided during the Risk Management, Continuous Monitoring, and Security & Privacy Strategies.

Registration Questions and Training Locations

For questions about your registration, scheduling of classes, or conducting training at your location, please contact Suzanne Biggs at (443) 484-2723 or by e-mail: suzanne@jdbiggs.com.

TRAINING COURSES

GENERAL SESSION

RISK MANAGEMENT

SECURITY & PRIVACY STRATEGIES