Information Security Communications Course (CvCISO®-C)

Overview

Unlike technical courses, CvCISO®-C emphasizes communications in information security; helping leaders translate technical risk into clear, actionable language for business decision-makers.

This course is designed for aspiring or practicing vCISOs who need to improve their ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and organizational leadership.

Skills Developed:

• Crafting concise, impactful security reports and presentations.
• Communicating risk in business terms.
• Building trust and credibility with executives and boards.
• Leading conversations about governance, compliance, and incident response.

Schedule

The live classes for the CvCISO®-C course are now open for registration, giving you access to the course content so you can start learning NOW. The capstone for this course will be a peer review of your second exercise in the final class.

Course Length

The CvCISO®-C course runs for four weeks and includes 6 instructor-led 2-hour sessions (12 classroom hours in total). In addition to the classroom hours, students are expected to complete the online course and all related homework to receive credit.

In addition to the live classes, support is available via Office Hours, every Tuesday at 10am PST / 11pm MST / 12pm CST / 1pm EST or email us at training@securitystudio.com

Course Cost

The cost of the course is $1,000/student. The cost of the course includes the CvCISO®-C curriculum (in our online learning management system) and the necessary resources to complete the course assignments.

Experience Requirements

There is no prerequisite for the CvCISO®-C course, and technical expertise is NOT required. You can enroll in CvCISO®-C directly if you’re only seeking training in communications. The CvCISO® Foundations course is required only if you plan to pursue full certification.

Completion of the CvCISO®-C course is required for CvCISO® Level 3, Expert, and Mentor. 

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Class 1: Information Security Communication Challenges

This class discusses common challenges that arise from communication breakdowns between information security and the organization’s stakeholders. This is an interactive class, led by the instructor, where students will learn from the instructor’s experiences and be encouraged to share their own experiences.

Class 2: Information Security Communication Strategy

This class covers the steps necessary to build a formal communication strategy from desired outcomes for the vCISO and the organization. Students will learn to build a communication strategy for constant improvement, resonating with the organization’s stakeholders long term.

Class 3: Communication Strategy Measurement

This class continues with the creation of the communication strategy from the previous class and expands into creative ways to measure its effectiveness once its implemented. This interactive class encourages students to share their ideas and discuss ways to map the strategy to the vCISO’s desired outcome(s).

Exercise 1: Persona #1 Communication Strategy

Instructor-led class where students are given an example scenario for which to create a simple communication strategy. The scenario will present a specific organization, including its culture, its leadership personalities, etc., and the students will use what they’ve learned previously to propose their communication strategy. Students will be encouraged to defend/modify their strategy from opposing views.

Exercise 2: Persona #2 Communication Strategy

Instructor-led class where students are given a second example scenario for which to create a simple communication strategy. The scenario will present a specific organization, including its culture, its leadership personalities, etc., and the students will use what they’ve learned previously to propose their communication strategy. Students will be encouraged to defend/modify their strategy from opposing views.

In this class, students will also present and discuss their proposed strategies from Exercise #1.

Exercise Completion and Peer Review

The final class in the CvCISO®-C course. The instructor and students will continue the review of proposed communication strategies from Exercise #1 and Exercise #2.

Students will be given a final exercise to complete. This exercise will be peer reviewed in this class, with transparent feedback. Completion of this exercise results in the issuance of the CvCISO®-C certificate.