After this course you can capture and assess IT risks systematically and present them so that business units and senior management can decide on them. You will choose suitable risk responses, map controls and keep track of them. The four CRISC domains and the logic of the exam will be familiar to you. The course suits you if you work in risk management, IT governance or compliance and want to give your practice a clearer structure.
What you’ll take away.
- Place IT risks in the context of corporate governance
- Develop risk scenarios and assess them transparently
- Select risk responses and map them to controls
- Produce risk reports for business units and senior management
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Risk managers, IT leads, compliance specialists and auditors who manage or support IT risk in their organisation.
- Prerequisites
- Hands-on experience in IT, risk management or controls. For certification you must prove your work experience in an application to ISACA.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 4 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
Corporate IT governance
Risk identification and risk assessment
Risk response and choosing controls
Monitoring and reporting
Technology and security from a risk perspective
Question technique and exam revision
You build a small risk register for a fictional business process, assess the scenarios and write a recommendation from them.
Exams, licences & credentials
This course prepares you for the ISACA CRISC exam. The exam and its fees are included only if your offer confirms them. The certificate is issued by ISACA, not NextNowa. This is not an official ISACA course. Certification also requires an application to ISACA with evidence of your work experience.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
What does the exam cover?
ISACA divides CRISC into four areas: corporate IT governance, risk assessment, risk response and reporting, and technology and security.
Do I need detailed security technology knowledge?
You do not need deep specialist knowledge. You should understand common technologies and security measures well enough to judge their risks.
Does Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC): managing IT risk include a certificate?
This course prepares you for the ISACA CRISC exam. The exam and its fees are included only if your offer confirms them. The certificate is issued by ISACA, not NextNowa. This is not an official ISACA course. Certification also requires an application to ISACA with evidence of your work experience.