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Building Strong Information Security Governance Training Course

Equips professionals to align information security with business goals, assign accountability, oversee risk and compliance, and measure governance performance.

GR · Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)All Levels#3062ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Information Technology & CybersecurityCategories:Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Course Overview

The Building Strong Information Security Governance Training Course equips professionals with the knowledge and practical tools to establish, strengthen, and maintain an effective information security governance framework. It focuses on aligning information security with organizational objectives, defining accountability, establishing decision-making structures, and ensuring that security policies and controls support business priorities. The course examines governance principles, information security policies, risk oversight, regulatory compliance, and the responsibilities of boards, executives, IT leaders, and security teams. Participants explore recognized frameworks and standards, including ISO/IEC 27001, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and COBIT, to understand how governance requirements can be translated into practical policies, controls, and measurable performance indicators. Through practical exercises and governance scenarios, participants will develop approaches to assess governance maturity, assign security responsibilities, monitor compliance, report risks to senior management, and support continuous improvement. The programme also addresses third-party security oversight, incident governance, performance measurement, and the integration of information security into enterprise risk management and strategic planning.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the principles, structures, and responsibilities of effective information security governance.
  • Align information security strategies and initiatives with organizational objectives and risk appetite.
  • Establish clear governance roles, decision-making authority, and accountability across the organization.
  • Develop and maintain information security policies, standards, and governance procedures.
  • Apply recognized frameworks and standards to strengthen information security governance.
  • Integrate information security risk management into enterprise risk management and strategic planning.
  • Evaluate regulatory, contractual, and industry-specific information security compliance requirements.
  • Establish performance indicators and reporting mechanisms for executive oversight.
  • Strengthen governance arrangements for cybersecurity incidents, third-party risks, and security exceptions.
  • Develop a practical roadmap for improving information security governance maturity and effectiveness.

Who Should Attend

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and information security managers. IT directors, IT managers, and technology governance professionals. Risk management, enterprise risk, and compliance professionals. Information security officers and cybersecurity team leaders. Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) specialists. Internal auditors and professionals responsible for information security assurance. Data protection, privacy, and regulatory compliance officers. Business continuity and IT service management professionals. Senior managers responsible for technology strategy, operational resilience, and organizational risk. Consultants supporting information security governance, policy development, and framework implementation.

Learning Outcomes

  • Describe the core principles and components of an effective information security governance framework.
  • Define governance responsibilities and accountability across executive, management, and operational levels.
  • Develop security policies and standards aligned with organizational requirements.
  • Map governance practices to recognized frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, and COBIT.
  • Assess information security risks and incorporate them into organizational decision-making.
  • Evaluate governance maturity and identify gaps in policies, controls, and oversight mechanisms.
  • Establish meaningful security performance indicators and management reporting processes.
  • Assess compliance obligations and maintain evidence of governance effectiveness.
  • Strengthen oversight of third-party security risks, incidents, and corrective actions.
  • Prepare a prioritized roadmap for continuous improvement in information security governance.

Course Outline

Day 1

Foundations of Information Security Governance

  • Information security governance principles, objectives, and organizational value.
  • Differences between governance, management, risk management, and operational security.
  • Roles of the board, executive leadership, IT management, and information security teams.
  • Governance structures, committees, reporting lines, and decision-making authority.
  • Aligning information security strategy with business objectives and organizational risk appetite.
  • Overview of recognized frameworks: ISO/IEC 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and COBIT.
  • Practical Exercise: Assess a hypothetical organization's governance structure, identify accountability gaps, and recommend improvements to roles and reporting arrangements.
Day 2

Governance Frameworks, Policies, and Accountability

  • Designing an information security governance framework suited to organizational size and complexity.
  • Developing information security policies, standards, procedures, and supporting guidelines.
  • Establishing policy ownership, approval processes, communication, and periodic review.
  • Defining security responsibilities through governance charters, responsibility matrices, and escalation paths.
  • Integrating security governance with enterprise architecture, IT governance, and business processes.
  • Managing policy exceptions, control deviations, and formal risk acceptance.
  • Practical Exercise: Develop a governance responsibility matrix and outline a policy approval and exception-management process for a sample organization.
Day 3

Information Security Risk and Compliance Oversight

  • Governance-level information security risk identification, assessment, and prioritization.
  • Defining risk appetite, risk tolerance, ownership, and escalation thresholds.
  • Integrating information security risks into enterprise risk registers and management reporting.
  • Evaluating legal, regulatory, contractual, and industry-specific security requirements.
  • Governance oversight of third-party, supplier, cloud, and outsourcing risks.
  • Monitoring audit findings, corrective actions, control effectiveness, and compliance evidence.
  • Practical Exercise: Evaluate a sample information security risk register, prioritize governance-level risks, and prepare recommendations for executive review.
Day 4

Performance Measurement, Incident Governance, and Assurance

  • Establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) and key risk indicators (KRIs) for information security governance.
  • Developing executive dashboards and concise risk reporting for senior management.
  • Governance responsibilities during cybersecurity incidents, including escalation and decision authority.
  • Oversight of incident response, business continuity, recovery, and post-incident reviews.
  • Internal audit, independent assurance, governance reviews, and evidence-based evaluation.
  • Reporting security control weaknesses, overdue remediation, and accepted residual risks.
  • Practical Exercise: Prepare an executive information security dashboard and incident escalation brief based on a simulated cybersecurity event.
Day 5

Governance Maturity and Continuous Improvement

  • Assessing information security governance maturity using structured assessment criteria.
  • Identifying gaps between current governance practices and target-state requirements.
  • Prioritizing governance initiatives according to risk, business impact, resources, and implementation effort.
  • Integrating security governance into strategic planning, investment decisions, and organizational change.
  • Strengthening security culture through leadership engagement, staff awareness, and accountability.
  • Establishing governance review cycles, improvement plans, ownership, and progress monitoring.
  • Practical Exercise: Develop a prioritized information security governance improvement roadmap with defined actions, accountable owners, milestones, and measurable success indicators.

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Baku · 9 – 13 Nov 2026 · Classroom

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