Compliance
Skill Path
Compliance is the act of adhering to all relevant laws, regulations, industry standards (external), and internal policies and controls (corporate). This skill path is designed to provide you with a general understanding of how to ensure an organization operates within legal and ethical boundaries to avoid fines, penalties, and reputational damage. Upon completing the skill path, you will earn a Credly digital badge that will demonstrate to employers that you’re ready for the job.
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About this Skill Path
Compliance is the act of adhering to all relevant laws, regulations, industry standards (external), and internal policies and controls (corporate). This skill path is designed to provide you with a general understanding of how to ensure an organization operates within legal and ethical boundaries to avoid fines, penalties, and reputational damage. Upon completing the skill path, you will earn a Credly digital badge that will demonstrate to employers that you’re ready for the job.
In this skill path, you will learn the basics of compliance and dive into several key compliance standards including GDPR Compliance (EU), HIPAA Compliance (U.S. Healthcare), PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), FISMA Compliance (Federal Information Security Modernization Act), ISO/IEC 27001 Compliance, GLBA Compliance (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act – U.S. Financial Services), and CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification).
Completing this skill path and the associated Assessment will prepare learners with experience in cybersecurity who wish to make the transition to a leader, manager, or auditor of cybersecurity functions.
Skills you'll gain
Skill Path Outline
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Compliance Basics
In this course, you will be introduced to the basics of compliance. You will learn about roles and responsibilities, compliance program structure and maturity models, as well as evidence, documentation and reporting.
GDPR Compliance
In this course, you will be introduced to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance. You will learn about data subject rights, lawful bases and consent, data controllers and processors as well as breach notifications and enforcement.
HIPAA Compliance
In this course, you will be introduced to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance. You will learn about the privacy, security, and breach notification rules as well as compliance and enforcement.
PCI Compliance
In this course, you will be introduced to PCI DSS, or the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. You will learn about the core requirements, assessment process, and how to maintain compliance.
FISMA Compliance
In this course, you will be introduced to Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) Compliance. You will learn about the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), FISMA reporting and metrics, roles and responsibilities, as well as continuous monitoring and maturity.
ISO/IEC 27001 Compliance
In this course, you will be introduced to ISO/IEC 27001 Compliance. You will learn about risk assessment and treatment, as well as certification and continuous improvement.
GLBA Compliance
In this course, you will be introduced to compliance for the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). You will learn about privacy rule requirements, safeguards rule implementation, compliance roles and training, as well as audit and enforcement.
CMMC Compliance
In this course, you will be introduced to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Compliance. You will learn about the CMMC domains and practices, the assessment and certification, how to maintain compliance as well as how to integrate CMMC with GRC.
Practice
Exercise your problem-solving and creative thinking skills with security-centric puzzles
Case Study: Unlawful Data Flow
In this challenge, you will review a case study about GDPR compliance & cross-border data transfers. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to reform the organization’s international data transfer practices.
Case Study: Cardholder Leakage
In this challenge, you will review a case study about payment security and cardholder data mismanagement. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to reforming an existing PCI compliance program.
Prove
Assess your knowledge and skills to identify areas for improvement and measure your growth
Compliance
Test your knowledge of Compliance to identify strengths, gaps, and weaknesses in areas like GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and more. Measure your mastery of compliance and advance your career with targeted course recommendations.
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Put your skills to the test in virtual labs, challenges, and simulated environments.
Measure Your Progress
Track your skills development from lesson to lesson using the Cybrary Skills Tracker.
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Connect with peers and mentors through our supportive community of cybersecurity professionals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This skill path is designed for Cybersecurity professionals from a non-technical career path, who help provide leadership and oversight to cybersecurity functions. Experienced leaders and managers will also benefit from reviewing core concepts and testing their skills in this path's Challenge and Assessment modules.
