Security Leadership and Risk (CISSP-Aligned Study Support)

An independent Mai Studies study-support programme for experienced professionals moving toward security leadership roles such as security manager or security architect. It develops the governance, risk, architecture and operations knowledge commonly assessed by advanced security certifications, using entirely original Mai Studies material. Mai Studies is not affiliated with or endorsed by (ISC)2 or any certification body, this course does not include official exam questions, and completion does not grant any external certification. Industry surveys commonly report senior security leadership roles in the UK in the region of GBP 100,000 to GBP 140,000; these are indicative market figures, not a promise of employment or salary.

12 weeks 60 guided hours advanced

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No account needed to buy. Pay with your card and we create your student account from the email you enter, with this programme ready inside it for twelve months.

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What you will achieve

Design and critique security governance and risk management frameworks
Apply asset security, data classification and privacy principles
Evaluate security architecture and engineering decisions
Lead security operations, incident response and continuity planning

Entry guidance

— Three or more years in IT or security roles, or completion of a Mai Studies cybersecurity pathway
— Familiarity with networking and operating system fundamentals

Original Mai Studies learning material. This is a professional completion programme, not a regulated qualification or university accreditation.

Programme syllabus

3 applied modules

Lessons: 9
Assessed tasks: 3
Practice questions: 36
Timed mock papers: 2

Security Governance and Risk Management

Governance, compliance, risk and professional ethics.

3 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Security governance frameworks21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Policies, standards, and aligning security to business goals.
2. Risk management in practice21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and treatment.
3. Compliance, privacy and ethics21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Legal and regulatory duties and professional conduct.

Governance and risk portfolio — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Security Architecture and Asset Protection

Designing secure systems and protecting information assets.

3 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Secure design principles21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Time-tested principles for building defensible systems.
2. Cryptography for decision makers21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Where encryption helps, where it does not, and how to specify it.
3. Asset security and data lifecycle21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Classifying, handling and retiring information safely.

Architecture review report — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Security Operations and Resilience

Running security day to day and recovering from incidents.

3 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Incident response lifecycles20 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Preparation through to lessons learned.
2. Logging, monitoring and detection20 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Seeing attacks early through telemetry and tuning.
3. Business continuity and disaster recovery21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Keeping the organisation alive through disruption.

Resilience case file — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Timed mock papers

Security Leadership and Risk (CISSP-Aligned Study Support): timed mock paper 1 — 180 minutes, 30 objective questions plus written and computational tasks
Security Leadership and Risk (CISSP-Aligned Study Support): timed mock paper 2 — 180 minutes, 30 objective questions plus written and computational tasks

Lesson pages, assessed tasks and mock papers open the moment you join this programme. Teaching material is studied online; the notes you write are yours to download.

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