In this advanced-level certificate course, you will learn to align security capabilities with business objectives by building strategic cybersecurity roadmaps. You'll develop skills to establish governance boards, draft enterprise-wide policies mapped to ISO 27001, and quantify cyber risk to inform decision-making. You'll map organizational controls to Zero Trust and NIST CSF frameworks using tools like Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager and open-source GRC platforms, tune security programs based on KPI dashboards, and drive role-based security awareness. You'll also leverage generative AI to define and implement AI risk and governance controls for the enterprise.

Security Strategy and Compliance

Security Strategy and Compliance
This course is part of Microsoft Cybersecurity Architecture Professional Certificate

Instructor: Microsoft
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Recommended experience
What you'll learn
Develop multi-year cybersecurity roadmaps and governance structures that align enterprise policies with GenAI risk and compliance controls.
Quantify cyber-risk scenarios using FAIR or Monte Carlo simulations to prioritize mitigation investments across AI and supply chain initiatives.
Map organizational controls to Zero Trust and NIST CSF frameworks using architecture reviews to ensure technical and regulatory alignment.
Design role-based awareness programs and KPI dashboards to reduce human-centric risk and optimize security program performance.
Skills you'll gain
- Zero Trust Network Access
- Cyber Risk
- Cyber Governance
- Risk Analysis
- Risk Management
- Security Awareness
- Security Strategy
- Governance
- Security Architecture Review
- Performance Measurement
- Cyber Security Policies
- Computer Security Awareness Training
- Cyber Security Strategy
- Cybersecurity
- ISO/IEC 27001
- Compliance Management
- Enterprise Security
- Governance Risk Management and Compliance
- Security Requirements Analysis
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