Principles of Information Security Management
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1. Security and Risk Management (1 - 2h)

A Strategic Governance and Risk Architecture
Cybersecurity Architecture: Fundamentals of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (12 min)
Risky Business: Strengthening Cybersecurity with Risk Analysis (12 min)
Controls Categories (12 min)
Zero Trust (7 min)
Cyber Risk Management: Essentials for the Practical CISO (1 hr)
2. Asset Security (0.5 - 1h)

Asset Security
Data Security: Protect your critical data (or else) (6 min)
SSD Data destruction (10 min reading)
Google Data Center Security: 6 Layers Deep (2 min)
Data Governance (10 min)
3. Security Architecture and Engineering (3 - 4 hrs)

Security Architecture and Engineering
Cryptography: Crash Course Computer Science (12 min)
The Adventure of Alice and the Encrypted Message (14 min)
Steganography (3 min)
Virtualization Explained (5 min)
Cybersecurity Architecture: Who Are You? Identity and Access Management (30 min)
Cloud security guidance (30 min - reading)
Full SANS Webcast | Decoding the Shared Responsibility Model (49 min)
Buffer Overflows (3 min)
Stack vs Heap Memory - Simple Explanation ( 5 min)
What are hardware security modules (HSM), why we need them and how they work. (7 min)
How Access Control Systems Work | Point Monitor Corporation (6 min)
4 - Communication and Network Security (2 - 3 hrs)

Network Security basics
Understanding the OSI Model (12 min)
Cybersecurity Architecture: Networks (27 min)
Internet Networks & Network Security | Google Cybersecurity Certificate (1 hr)
How does HTTPS work? What's a CA? What's a self-signed Certificate? (11 min)
Kerberos (3 min)
5 - Identity and Access Management (1- 2hr)

Identity and Access Management (12 min)
Cybersecurity Architecture: Who Are You? Identity and Access Management (31 min)
OAuth terminologies and flows explained (24 min)
6. Security Assessment and Testing

Key Terminology
Building a Cybersecurity Framework (8 min)
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (5 min)
SOC 1 vs SOC 2 Audits: What’s the Difference? (5 min)
CertMike Explains SOC Audits (8 min)
7 - Security Operations

The Incident Scene & Evidence Collection
Malware (21 min)
Attack Frameworks (8 min)
How Hackers Steal Passwords: 5 Attack Methods Explained (13 min)
Examples: Data resilience, RAID and storage
8- Software Development Security

Software Development Security
Cybersecurity Architecture: Application Security (16 min)
Container Security Explained (6 min)
Threat Modeling in the Age of AI - Susanna Cox (45 min)

1. Security and Risk Management (1 - 2h)

Establishes the governance, compliance, and risk frameworks necessary to align security initiatives with business goals. This foundation ensures that every security measure has strategic direction, budget justification, and legal enforceability.

6 Lessons