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Course Overview
In today’s digital-first economy, every employee plays a role in securing the value of digital business services. Cybersecurity is not just an IT problem—it is a strategic and cultural imperative. The DVMS Professional® Digital Business Risk Awareness course introduces participants to the evolving cyber threat landscape, the fundamentals of business risk, and how organizations can adopt and adapt the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) to create a culture-driven, cyber-resilient enterprise.
This foundational program is the first in the DVMS Professional® training series, preparing participants to understand digital business risk and the shared responsibility of protecting organizational value.
Who Should Attend
- Contribute to the creation, protection, or delivery of digital services
- Need a practical understanding of cybersecurity as business risk
- Want to become part of a culture of resilience within their organization
Course Objectives
- Explain what it means to “become digital” and how digital evolution increases risk.
- Recognize the components of cyber risk—threats, vulnerabilities, assets, and controls.
- Understand the basics of risk assessment and the role of frameworks like NIST CSF.
- Describe how cybersecurity enables business value rather than restricts it.
- Appreciate the importance of culture and leadership in building resilience.
Course Outline
Digital Business Evolution
- From industrial to digital enterprise
- The digital mindset and expanding threat surface
- How leadership must adapt in the digital age
Digital Business Risk & Cybersecurity
- What cyber risk is and why it matters to business
- Threats, vulnerabilities, assets, and controls
- Basics of risk assessment and the Cyber Kill Chain™
- Why cybersecurity is a business opportunity, not just an IT challenge
Adopting & Adapting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- Role of NIST CSF in digital evolution
- The six functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover
- Adoption as a strategic decision; adaptation as a cultural discipline
- How to embed continual improvement into the organization