Cybersecurity refers to the protection of sensitive information, specifically that which is stored or accessed via the Internet. It is critical to understand types of cyber vulnerabilities and how to approach the prevention and mitigation of such risk. Focus on how to identify potential vulnerabilities in modern organizations and how to create a strategic plan to analyze and control risk using governance and policy practices, management models and contingency planning. Should security beaches happen, you should be able to outline effective incident response execution.

Store My Bits International (SMBI) is a well-known cloud data storage company of which you are the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Recently, a phishing scheme was released that introduced multiple viruses into your environment. After spending over $2 million eradicating these threats, the CEO demands that a full cybersecurity analysis be performed and a strategic plan be drafted to reduce the company’s exposure to breaches. As part of the plan, he wants to know how vulnerabilities will be identified, how incidents will be responded to and what contingencies will need to be in place. Your job is to come up with the plan to address these issues.