About the Exam
The Akylade Certified Cyber Resilience Practitioner (A/CCRP) certification is designed to test your practical knowledge of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and how to plan, implement, manage, and optimize the material aspects of the framework for use within your own organization using the Cyber Risk Management Action Plan (CR-MAP) process:
- Coordinating with management for organizational buy-in and establishing risk profiles for organizations
- Discover top organizational cybersecurity risks using rigorous prioritization methods
- Create a personalized cybersecurity risk management strategy tailored to an organization's unique requirements
- Conduct maintenance and updating to the organization's cybersecurity risk posture and perform continuous improvement
Skills That You Will Learn
Implementation Expertise
Gain practical expertise in planning, implementing, managing, and optimizing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework within your organization using the CR-MAP processes
Risk Profile Coordination
Learn how to coordinate with key stakeholders and management to gain organization-wide support and establish risk profiles specific to meet organizational requirements
Cybersecurity Risk Prioritization
Master rigorous methods for identifying and prioritizing top cybersecurity risks to ensure that efficient resource allocation occurs within the organization
Personalized Risk Management
Acquire skills to develop a tailored and effective cybersecurity risk management strategy that aligns with an organization's unique needs
Risk Posture Maintenance
Understand the processes involved in regularly updating and maintaining an organization's cybersecurity risk posture to adapt to evolving threats and risks
Continuous Improvement
Discover methods to drive continuous improvement in cyber resilience practices, optimize response capabilities, and improve overall security posture
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Exam Objectives
A/CCRP Certification Domains
CR-MAP Fundamentals
Prepare for assessments, comprehend the Cyber Risk Management Action Plan (CR-MAP) process, achieve management buy-in, and understand the relationship between NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the CR-MAP process
Phase One: Determine Top Cyber Risks
Identify, understand, assess, and present cyber risks using interviews, network diagrams, and custom questionnaires while setting NIST CSF alignment targets
Phase Two: Creating a CR-MAP
Evaluate and rate risk mitigations, create custom strategies, estimate costs, and develop an implementation roadmap for an organization
Phase Three: Maintenance and Updates
Guide organizational leadership in allocating mitigations, update risk presentations, clarify proposed measures, and conduct ongoing cybersecurity resilience reviews
Continuing Education Requirements
Akylade's Continuing Education Program ensures that certified professionals remain up-to-date and current with the changing world of cybersecurity. All Akylade certifications must be renewed every 36 months to remain current.
Certifications can be renewed by completing one of the following options:
Complete 40 hours of continuing education to renew your certification
Retake the current version of the A/CCRP certification exam
