About This Course
The PECB Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) programme prepares you for the strategic leadership role of building and running an organisation’s information security programme. Delivered fully self-paced and online, it covers the full remit of a modern CISO — governance and compliance, risk management, security architecture, controls and incident management, and building a lasting security culture.
Rather than a single technical discipline, this programme takes the executive view: aligning security with business objectives, leading teams and programmes, and measuring and continually improving security posture. It suits senior security professionals stepping up to, or already in, a CISO-level role.
Course Information
What You Will Learn
Course Curriculum
- Core information security concepts
- The CISO’s role and mandate
- Governance and the security programme
- Aligning security with business objectives
- Building a security compliance programme
- Information security risk management
- Security architecture and design
- Policies and standards
- Selecting and operating security controls
- Incident management
- Change management
- Operational security
- Building a security-aware culture
- Monitoring and measurement
- Metrics and reporting to leadership
- Continual improvement
- The five competency domains
- Revision and exam technique
- Booking and sitting the PECB exam
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All You Need to Know
This programme suits senior security professionals and leaders, including:
- Aspiring and current Chief Information Security Officers
- Information security managers and heads of security
- Senior IT and risk professionals moving into security leadership
- Consultants advising organisations on their security programme
A fundamental understanding of information security management is recommended before enrolling.
The PECB Certified Chief Information Security Officer exam covers five competency domains — from the fundamentals of information security and the CISO role, through compliance, architecture and operations, to security culture and continual improvement. Completing the training earns 31 CPD credits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — it is delivered online and self-paced, covering the same competency domains as PECB’s instructor-led programme so you can study around your schedule.
It takes the executive, programme-level view: governance, risk, architecture, operations and culture. It complements — rather than replaces — hands-on technical courses.
A fundamental understanding of information security management is recommended, as the programme is pitched at leadership level.
After passing the exam and meeting PECB’s requirements you can apply for the PECB Certified Chief Information Security Officer credential.
Yes — the self-paced kit includes one certification exam and one free exam retake.