Foundation Certificate in Information Security: Learning Outcomes

Be able to define and explain the key terms used in information security and use these terms correctly and appropriately
Be able to explain and justify a number of the key concepts in information security and explain these concepts correctly and appropriately
Understand the significance of information risk management to business
Understand and be able to apply basic information risk management terminology
Understand basic information risk management principles
Define and explain the key terms used in business continuity management in their appropriate context
Explain and justify a number of the key concepts of business continuity management
Explain the overall business continuity lifecycle
Describe the role of the security architect and the concept of security architectures in context of enterprise architectures.
Explain the skills, especially soft skills, an SA must possess.
Explain the concepts and design principles used by security architects when designing systems. Design principles such as least privilege, segregation of duties are described.
Describe security architectures at a high level using appropriate contextual terms and have enough knowledge to describe architectural concepts related to security concerns.
Understand the format and scoring of the examination
Be prepared to take and pass the FCIS examination