Course Overview
This ISACA-accredited CRISC preparation course equips professionals with advanced skills in IT risk identification, assessment, and response. Covering all four CRISC domains, the program provides practical frameworks for aligning IT risk management with enterprise objectives while maintaining optimal information systems controls. Participants will gain hands-on experience with risk scenario analysis and control implementation strategies.
Course Objectives
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
✔ Implement enterprise IT risk identification and assessment processes
✔ Design and monitor effective information systems controls
✔ Align risk response with organizational risk appetite and tolerance
✔ Evaluate control effectiveness using industry frameworks (COBIT, NIST, ISO)
✔ Communicate risk to stakeholders and support risk-aware decision making
✔ Prepare for the ISACA CRISC certification exam
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for:
◼ IT Risk Professionals
◼ Information Systems Control Officers
◼ Security and Compliance Managers
◼ Business Analysts involved in risk decisions
◼ IT Auditors expanding into risk management
◼ CISOs and Risk Committee Members
Course Content Breakdown
Day 1: IT Risk Identification
- Enterprise risk management concepts
• Risk universe and scenario development
• Threat modeling methodologies
• Workshop: Building a risk register
Day 2: IT Risk Assessment
- Qualitative vs. quantitative risk analysis
• Risk appetite and tolerance frameworks
• Emerging risk identification (cloud, AI, IoT)
• Case study: Financial impact calculation
Day 3: Risk Response and Mitigation
- Risk treatment options (avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept)
• Control design and implementation strategies
• Third-party risk management
• Lab: Developing risk response plans
Day 4: Information Systems Control
- Control types (preventive, detective, corrective)
• Control monitoring and effectiveness testing
• Continuous control improvement cycles
• Hands-on: Control gap assessment
Day 5: Risk Monitoring and Reporting
- Key risk indicators (KRIs) development
• Risk reporting for different stakeholders
• Integrating risk into business processes
• Capstone: Enterprise risk dashboard creation