Security Courses

ISSO Orientation

Duration: 
Five days
Overview: 

Setting the Foundation and Understanding your Role

  • Security Concepts
  • Security Practices
  • Security Policies
  • ISSO Defined
  • Common Responsibilities
  • Types of ISSO
  • Type-specific Responsibilities

Understanding, Implementing and Managing Site Security

  • Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability for Sites
  • Site Security Principles
  • The Role of Site Security Policy
  • Site Security Policies
  • Plans and Procedures
  • Facility Approval
  • Operational Management
  • Access Control
  • Incident Response

Understanding, Implementing and Managing System Security

  • Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability for Systems
  • System Security Principles
  • The Role of System Security Policy
  • System Security Policies
  • Plans and Procedures
  • Media Handling
  • Security Tools and Methods
  • Operational Management
  • Incident Response

Understanding and Developing Site and System Reporting

  • Report Categories
  • Measurement
  • Reporting Roles and Responsibilities
  • Reporting Audiences
  • Report Planning
  • Reporting Formats and Conventions
  • Reporting to Management
  • Legal Considerations

Achieving Security Certification and Accreditation

  • Certification and Accreditation
  • Certification Practices
  • Certification Elements
  • Personnel Accreditation
  • Systems Accreditation (Type Accreditation)
  • Accreditation Activities
Target audience: 

This course is intended for those in government or private industry positions of Information Security or wishing to become Information Systems Security Officers, or for those need to advance their skills and knowledge in managing system and organization security.

Added features: 

The course is taught in class with an instructor.

You will learn how to: 
  • Explain importance of IT Governance in the role of the ISSO.
  • Define Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability for Information Systems Security.
  • Describe the certification and accreditation and explain the importance of these for an organization and the impact to the ISSO.
  • Describe the necessities in implementing a site Security Policy and the importance to the Department of National Defence and the rest of the Government of Canada.
  • Explain the importance of reporting the status of site security for the ISSO.