PECB Certified NIST Cybersecurity Foundation

This PECB Certified NIST Cybersecurity Foundation course provides you with a clear introduction to core cybersecurity concepts aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

This course explains how to recognize and manage cybersecurity risks, support organizational security initiatives, and contribute effectively to the implementation of cybersecurity programs.

Through practical explanations of key areas, such as risk management, security controls, security awareness and training, and incident management, you'll develop the skills you need to support informed decision-making and strengthen your organization’s overall cybersecurity governance and resilience.

At Firebrand, we're proud to be a PECB Titanium Partner. Through our Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

This course is ideal for:

• Managers, consultants, and team leaders responsible for supporting cybersecurity initiatives within their organization
• Staff involved in cybersecurity or information security activities seeking to understand best practices and frameworks
• Professionals aiming to broaden their knowledge of cybersecurity governance, risk management, and incident response
• Individuals interested in starting a career in cybersecurity or enhancing their understanding of NIST Guidelines
• IT personnel and system administrators supporting the implementation and maintenance of secure systems

• Training and course objectives and structure
• Frameworks and standards for information security and cybersecurity
• Introduction to NIST and its role in cybersecurity
• Introduction to cybersecurity
• Governance, roles and responsibilities, and cybersecurity policy
• Risk management strategy
• Risk assessment
• Security control selection
• Security measures
• Security monitoring, awareness and continual improvement
• Incident management
• Closing of the training and exam prep

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the official PECB Certified NIST Cybersecurity Foundation exam:

• Duration: 60 minutes
• Format: 40 multiple-choice questions
• Number of questions: 40

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Your course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Six reasons to sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Three training options. Choose between residential classroom-based, live online, or city-centre courses
• All-inclusive course. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. Our expert instructors cover exclusive additional materials not taught through the official curriculum
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style compared to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 145,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

Are you ready for the course? 

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