Ultimate Guide to CGRC Certification: Prepare for CGRC with domain insights and test strategies

In today’s interconnected world, organizations face increasing challenges in managing the complex landscape of information security, risk, and compliance. This book provides a practical framework for navigating these challenges, enabling professionals to establish and maintain robust systems that protect sensitive data, adhere to regulatory requirements, and mitigate potential threats.

This book covers the core domains of CGRC, beginning with foundational security principles, governance structures, and risk assessment, including standards like NIST RMF and SP 800-53. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of GRC fundamentals such as risk management, internal controls, compliance, corporate governance, control selection, implementation, and enhancement, and addressing frameworks like CIS Benchmarks and privacy regulations, including GDPR and PDPA. The book also contains sample questions, case studies, and real-world examples to show the application of GRC concepts in different organizational settings. Security professionals can make various pathways with regulatory requirements, compliance standards, sectors of industry, and managed environments.

By learning the concepts and techniques in this book, readers will develop the expertise to effectively manage security, risk, and compliance within their organizations. They will be equipped to design, implement, and maintain GRC programs, ensuring data integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

What you will learn

● Implement governance frameworks, and conduct risk assessment.

● Select, deploy, document robust security controls, and address GDPR.

● Learn CIA triad, NIST RMF, SP 800-53, System Scope, FIPS, and HIPAA compliance.

● Risk management, risk assessment, and risk response methodology.

● Repair assessment, audit scope and plan.

● Track changes to the system and enforce compliance through change log, incident response.

● Learn compliance standards, performance monitoring, configurations items and maintenance.

Who this book is for

This guide is designed for both beginners and experienced risk professionals, including GRC managers, security analysts, cybersecurity auditors, and compliance officers. CGRC is particularly well-suited for information security and cybersecurity practitioners who manage risk in information systems.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Security and Privacy Principles

2. Governance Structure and Policy

3. Risk Assessment and Compliance Standards

4. Introduction to System Scope

5. System Categorization and Control

6. Introduction to Control Selection and Approval

7. Evaluating and Selecting Controls

8. Enhancing Security Controls

9. Introduction to Implementing Controls

10. Deploying Security and Privacy Controls

11. Documenting Security Controls

12. Introduction to Control Assessment and Audit

13. Conducting Assessment and Audit

14. Developing Report and Risk Response

15. Introduction to System Compliance

16. Determining System Risk Posture

17. Documenting System Compliance

18. Introduction to Compliance Maintenance

19. Monitoring Compliance

20. Optimizing Risk and Compliance

21. Practice Tests