CGRC® Training and Certification

Course 2061

  • Duration: 5 days
  • Exam Voucher: Yes
  • Language: English
  • 29 NASBA CPE Credits (live, in-class training only)
  • Level: Intermediate

A professional earning the Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC®) is an information security practitioner who advocates for security risk management in pursuit of information system authorization to support an organization’s mission and operations in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements.

U.S. DoDM 8140.03 APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

CGRC Training Delivery Methods

  • In-Person

  • Online

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CGRC Training Information

In this CGRC Certification and Training, you will learn how to:

  • Information Security Risk Management Program
  • Scope of the Information System
  • Selection and Approval of Security and Privacy Controls
  • Implementation of Security and Privacy Controls
  • Assessment/Audit of Security and Privacy Controls
  • Authorization/Approval of Information System
  • Continuous Monitoring

CGRC Training Prerequisites

To qualify for the CGRC certification, you must have a minimum of two years of cumulative, paid, full-time work experience in one or more of the seven domains of the CGRC Common Body of Knowledge (CBK).

CGRC Certification Information

To maintain certification, you must:

  • Earn and post a minimum of 20 ISC2 CPE credits per year
  • Comply with ISC2's Code of Professional Ethics

Attendees can self-submit our courses for the following CPE credit:

  • Group A credits for attending any of our cybersecurity courses, and
  • Group B General Education credits for any other Learning Tree course they attend.
  • Or ISC2 members can submit CPE credits directly to the CPE portal in the Members section of the ISC2 website

CGRC Training and Certification Outline

1.1 - Understand the foundation of an organization's information security risk management program

  • Principles of information security
  • Risk management frameworks (e.g., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), cyber security framework, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 31000)
  • System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Information system boundary requirements
  • Security controls and practices
  • Roles and responsibilities in the authorization/approval process

1.2 - Understand the risk management program process

  • Select program management controls
  • Privacy requirements
  • Determine third-party hosted information systems

1.3 - Understand regulatory and legal requirements

  • Familiarize with governmental, organizational and international regulatory security and privacy requirements (e.g., International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001, Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA))
  • Familiarize with other applicable security-related mandates

2.1 - Define the information system

  • Determine the scope of the information system
  • Describe the architecture (e.g., data flow, internal and external interconnections)
  • Describe the information system's purpose and functionality

2.2 - Determine the categorization of the information system

  • Identify the information types processed, stored or transmitted by the information system
  • Determine the impact level on confidentiality, integrity, and availability for each information type (e.g., Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 199, International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 27002, data protection impact assessment)
  • Determine information system categorization and document results

3.1 - Identify and document baseline and inherited controls

3.2 - Select and tailor controls to the system

  • Determine the applicability of recommended baseline and inherited controls
  • Determine appropriate use of control enhancements (e.g., security practices, overlays, countermeasures)
  • Document control applicability

3.3 - Develop continuous control monitoring strategy (e.g., implementation, timeline, effectiveness)

3.4 - Review and approve security plan/Information Security Management System (ISMS)

4.1 - Implement selected controls

  • Determine mandatory configuration settings and verify implementation following current industry standards (e.g., Technical Security Standard for Information Technology (TSSIT), Technical Guideline for Minimum Security Measures, United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) checklists, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR))
  • Ensure that the implementation of controls is consistent with the organizational architecture and associated security and privacy architecture
  • Coordinate implementation of inherited controls with control providers
  • Determine and implement compensating/alternate security controls

4.2 - Document control implementation

  • Document inputs to the planned controls, their expected behavior and expected outputs or deviations
  • Verify the documented details of the controls meet the purpose, scope and risk profile of the information system
  • Obtain and document implementation details from appropriate organization entities (e.g., physical security, personnel security, privacy)

5.1 - Prepare for assessment/audit

  • Determine assessor/auditor requirements
  • Establish objectives and scope
  • Determine methods and level of effort
  • Determine necessary resources and logistics
  • Collect and review artifacts (e.g., previous assessments/audits, system documentation, policies)
  • Finalize the assessment/audit plan

5.2 - Conduct assessment/audit

  • Collect and document assessment/audit evidence
  • Assess/audit implementation and validate compliance using approved assessment methods (e.g., interview, test, and examine)

5.3 - Prepare the initial assessment/audit report

  • Analyze assessment/audit results and identify vulnerabilities
  • Propose remediation actions

5.4 - Review the initial assessment/audit report and perform remediation actions

  • Determine risk responses
  • Apply remediations
  • Reassess and validate the remediated controls

5.5 - Develop final assessment/audit report

5.6 - Develop remediation plan

  • Analyze identified residual vulnerabilities or deficiencies
  • Prioritize responses based on risk level
  • Identify resources (e.g., financial, personnel and technical) and determine the appropriate timeframe/schedule required to remediate deficiencies

6.1 - Compile security and privacy authorization/approval documents

  • Compile required security and privacy documentation to support authorization/approval decisions by the designated official

6.2 - Determine information system risk

  • Evaluate information system risk
  • Determine risk treatment options (i.e., accept, avoid, transfer, mitigate, share)
  • Determine residual risk

6.3 - Authorize/approve information system

  • Determine terms of authorization/approval

7.1 - Determine the impact of changes to information systems and the environment

  • Identify potential threats and impacts to the operation of information systems and the environment
  • Analyze risk due to proposed changes accounting for organizational risk tolerance
  • Approve and document proposed changes (e.g., Change Control Board (CCB), Technical Review Board)
  • Implement proposed changes
  • Validate changes have been correctly implemented
  • Ensure change management tasks are performed

7.2 - Perform ongoing assessments/audits based on organizational requirements

  • Monitor network, physical and personnel activities (e.g., unauthorized assets, personnel and related activities)
  • Ensure vulnerability scanning activities are performed
  • Review automated logs and alerts for anomalies (e.g., security orchestration, automation and response)

7.3 - Review supply chain risk analysis monitoring activities (e.g., cyber threat reports, agency reports, news reports)

7.4 - Actively participate in response planning and communication of a cyber event

  • Ensure response activities are coordinated with internal and external stakeholders
  • Update documentation, strategies and tactics incorporating lessons learned

7.5 - Revise monitoring strategies based on changes to industry developments introduced through legal, regulatory, supplier, security and privacy updates

7.6 - Keep designated officials updated about the risk posture for continuous authorization/approval

  • Determine ongoing information system risk
  • Update risk register, risk treatment, and remediation plan

7.7 - Decommission information system

  • Determine information system decommissioning requirements
  • Communicate decommissioning of information system
  • Remove information system from operations

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CGRC Training FAQs

CGRC® Training and Certification is a program designed by ISC2 to prepare information security practitioners to become Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) professionals. This certification validates that a professional has the necessary knowledge and skills to support an organization's mission and operations in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements related to security risk management.

The Certified Authorization Professional certification covers the RMF (Risk Management Framework) in great detail.

It is the only security certification under the DoD8570 Mandate that aligns with each RMF step.

Yes. ISC2 changed the name of the Certified Authorization Professional (CAP) to the Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) in order to “better represent the knowledge, skills and abilities required to earn and maintain this certification as the content reaches beyond authorization.” The change is effective as of February 15, 2023.

You can read about the announcement here. CAP name is changing to CGRC – what does that mean... - ISC2 Community (isc2.org).

Yes, the Certified Authorization Professional (CAP®) has changed its name to the Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC). However, this is only a title change, and the course modules, prerequisites, and delivery remain the same.

ISC2 will update your digital certificate in your account on their site. To read more on the change, please visit ISC2’s FAQ

A minimum of two years of cumulative, paid, full-time work experience in one or more of the seven domains of the CGRC Common Body of Knowledge (CBK).

Yes! We know your busy work schedule may prevent you from getting to one of our classrooms, which is why we offer convenient online training to meet your needs wherever you want. This course is available in class, online, and on demand.

The CGRC is ideal for IT (Information Technology), information security, and information assurance practitioners and contractors who use the RMF in:

  • The U.S. Federal Government, such as the U.S. Department of State or the Department of Defense (DoD)
  • The military
  • Civilian roles, such as federal contractors
  • Local governments
  • Private sector organizations

CGRC Training is available through in-person and online delivery methods.

In CGRC Certification and Training, you will learn about information security risk management programs, scoping information systems, selecting and approving security and privacy controls, implementing security and privacy controls, assessing and auditing security and privacy controls, and authorizing information systems. You will also learn how to perform continuous monitoring.

To qualify for the CGRC certification, you must have a minimum of two years of cumulative, paid, full-time work experience in one or more of the seven domains of the CGRC Common Body of Knowledge (CBK).

To maintain CGRC certification, you must earn and post a minimum of 20 ISC2 CPE credits per year and comply with ISC2's Code of Professional Ethics. As an ISC2 CPE submitter, Learning Tree can submit courses on your behalf to ISC2 for CPE credit.

You can also earn Group A credits for attending any of our cybersecurity courses, and Group B General Education credits for any other Learning Tree course you attend. Alternatively, ISC2 members can submit CPE credits directly to the CPE portal in the Members section of the ISC2 website.

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