21 Nov 2011 - 9am to 5pm

This is a 1 day workshop designed for managers, both current and prospective. It intends to provide them with some clues to rule efficiently their team for the results their constituency are expecting.

Course Objectives

Upon Completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• understand how insecure internet is
• understand how global are the threats, and to what extend they
• jeopardize sustainability of national economy
• understand the requirements for establishing an effective CSIRT
• strategically plan the development and implementation of a new CSIRT
• highlight issues associated with assembling a responsive and effective team of computer security professionals
• recognize the importance of legal consideration on various CSIRT activities
• understand various organizational models for a new CSIRT
• understand the variety and level of services that can be provided by a CSIRT
• recognize the importance of establishing well-defined policies and procedures for incident management processes 
• identify policies and procedures that should be established and implemented for a CSIRT
• understand incident management activities, including the types of activities and interactions that a CSIRT may perform
• learn about various processes involved in detecting, analyzing, and responding to computer security events and incidents.

Target audience

This course is designed for professionals in the position of managing a CSIRT:

• current and prospective CSIRT managers
• C-level managers such as CIOs, CSOs, CROs
• project leaders interested in establishing or starting a CSIRT
• high profile persons such General Directors, Deputy Ministers, Senior Advisors
• key persons from CSIRT constituencies: representative,
• administrative contacts, technical interfaces
• any person who currently interacts (or is willing to interact) with CSIRTs and would like to gain a deeper understanding of creation and operation of CSIRT
• high-level management, media relations, legal counsel, law enforcement, human resources, audit, or risk management staff,etc.
• all managers willing to gain a deeper understanding of creation and operation of CSIRT.