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Duration: 35 Days

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Syllabus:

GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance)

Course Overview

• This repository contains a complete end-to-end GRC syllabus designed to train learners from zero knowledge to professional consulting level.
  
  
• The syllabus covers Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Audits, Cloud GRC, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and real-world industry use cases.
  

MODULE 1: Introduction to Cybersecurity & GRC

What is Cybersecurity?

• Information Security vs Cyber Security
• CIA Triad:
  • Confidentiality
  • Integrity
  • Availability
• Real-world breaches:
  • Banks
  • IT companies
  • Hospitals

What is GRC?

• Governance
• Risk
• Compliance
• Why companies need GRC:
  • Legal requirements
  • Business continuity
  • Customer trust

Differences Between:

• Security Engineer vs GRC Engineer
• GRC vs Audit
• GRC vs Risk Management
• GRC vs Compliance Officer

Outcome:

Learners understand why GRC exists and how it fits into organizations

MODULE 2: Governance (In Depth)

Governance Concepts

• Corporate Governance
• IT Governance
• Security Governance

Governance Structure

• Board of Directors
• Top Management
• CISO / CTO
• GRC Team
• Business Owners

Policies, Standards, Procedures

• What is a Policy?
• What is a Standard?
• What is a Procedure?
• What is a Guideline?

Example:

• Password Policy vs Password Standard vs Password Procedure

Policy Lifecycle

• Creation
• Review
• Approval
• Communication
• Enforcement
• Periodic Review

Hands-on:

• Information Security Policy
• Acceptable Usage Policy
• Password Policy
• Data Classification Policy

MODULE 3: Risk Management (Core of GRC)

Risk Fundamentals

• Asset
• Threat
• Vulnerability
• Impact
• Likelihood

Risk Formula

Risk = Threat × Vulnerability × Impact

Types of Risk

• Cyber Risk
• IT Risk
• Cloud Risk
• Compliance Risk
• Operational Risk

Risk Assessment Process

• Identify assets
• Identify threats
• Identify vulnerabilities
• Calculate risk
• Prioritize risks

Risk Treatment Options

• Accept
• Mitigate
• Transfer
• Avoid

Risk Appetite & Risk Tolerance

• Business-driven decision making

Hands-on:

• Risk Register (Excel)
• Risk Scoring (Low / Medium / High)
• Risk Heat Map

MODULE 4: Compliance Fundamentals

What is Compliance?

• Regulatory compliance
• Industry compliance
• Contractual compliance

Why Compliance is Required

• Laws and regulations
• Customer trust
• Business continuity
• Avoid penalties

Compliance Lifecycle

• Identify requirements
• Implement controls
• Monitor
• Audit
• Improve

Internal vs External Compliance

MODULE 5: Audit Fundamentals

What is an Audit?

• Objective assessment
• Evidence-based validation

Types of Audits

• Internal Audit
• External Audit
• Certification Audit
• Surveillance Audit

Audit Lifecycle

• Planning
• Scoping
• Evidence collection
• Interviews
• Findings
• Report
• Closure

Audit Findings

• Observation
• Minor Non-Conformity
• Major Non-Conformity

Hands-on:

• Audit checklist
• Evidence tracker
• Audit report format

MODULE 6: Security Frameworks & Standards

ISO/IEC 27001

• ISMS overview
• Structure of ISO 27001
• Clauses 4–10
• Annex A controls
• Risk-based approach

ISO/IEC 27002

• Control guidance

SOC 2

• SOC overview
• Trust Service Criteria:
  • Security
  • Availability
  • Confidentiality
  • Processing Integrit
  • Privacy
• Type 1 vs Type 2

NIST Frameworks

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• NIST SP 800-53 (overview)

CIS Controls

• 18 Critical Security Controls
• Implementation Groups:
  • IG1
  • IG2
  • IG3

Other Standards

• GDPR (overview)
• HIPAA (overview)
• PCI-DSS (overview)

MODULE 7: ISO/IEC 27001 – Practical Implementation

ISMS Setup

• Context of the organization
• Scope definition
• Interested parties

Risk Assessment & Treatment

• Control selection
• Risk Treatment Plan

Annex A Control Domains

• Organizational
• People
• Physical
• Technological

Statement of Applicability (SoA)

• Purpose
• Creation
• Usage in audits

Internal Audit & Management Review

• Audit planning
• Evidence collection
• Continual improvement

Hands-on:

• SoA document
• ISMS templates
• Audit checklist

MODULE 8: SOC 2 – Practical Implementation

SOC 2 Readiness

• Gap assessment
• Control design
• Evidence planning

SOC 2 Audit Execution

• Control testing
• Evidence collection
• Interview preparation

SOC 2 Reporting

• Management assertion
• Auditor opinion

Hands-on:

• SOC 2 control matrix
• Evidence tracker

MODULE 9: Cloud GRC (AWS / Azure / GCP)

Cloud Basics for GRC

• Shared Responsibility Model
• Cloud risks vs On-Prem risks

Cloud Compliance Tools

• AWS Well-Architected Framework
• AWS Artifact
• AWS Config
• AWS Security Hub
• Azure Policy
• Defender for Cloud

Cloud Risk Examples

• Public S3 bucket
• Weak IAM roles
• No logging
• No encryption

Hands-on:

• Cloud risk register
• Cloud compliance checklist

MODULE 10: Control Mapping & Gap Analysis

Control Mapping

• Mapping one framework to another

Mapping Examples

• ISO ↔ SOC 2
• ISO ↔ NIST
• NIST ↔ CIS

Gap Analysis

• Identify missing controls
• Risk justification
• Remediation planning

Hands-on:

• Control mapping Excel sheet
• Gap analysis report

MODULE 11: GRC Tools (Industry View)

GRC Platforms

• ServiceNow GRC
• RSA Archer
• Drata
• Vanta

CSPM / CNAPP Tools

• Wiz
• Prisma Cloud

Documentation & Tracking Tools

• Jira
• Confluence
• SharePoint

MODULE 12: Documentation & Reporting

GRC Documents

• Policies
• Risk registers
• Audit reports
• Compliance dashboards

Reporting

• Management reports
• Board-level reports
• Metrics & KPIs

MODULE 13: Real-Time End-to-End Use Case

Example Scenario

AWS S3 Bucket → Risk → Control → Framework → Evidence → Audit

Steps:

• Identify risk
• Map ISO / NIST control
• Validate control
• Collect evidence
• Close audit finding

MODULE 14: Careers, Certifications & Freelancing

Job Roles

• GRC Analyst
• Risk Analyst
• Compliance Analyst
• GRC Consultant
• Auditor

Certification Roadmap

• ISO 27001 Foundation
• ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
• CISA
• CRISC
• SOC 2 Practitioner
• CISSP

Freelancing & Consulting

• Independent audits
• Part-time consulting
• Pricing models
• Client acquisition

Course Outcome

After completing this syllabus, learners will be able to:

• Work as a GRC Analyst or Consultant
• Support ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audits
• Perform cloud compliance assessments
• Create risk registers and policies
• Start part-time or freelance GRC consulting