Course Outline
Accredited through APMG International, certified in the United Kingdom by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and listed as qualified cyber training by Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA) in the U.S., the NCSP® training programme teaches individuals and organisations how to engineer, operationalise and continually improve a NIST Cybersecurity Framework Programme.
Combining the Foundation and Practitioner courses into a single study period and benefitting from a single combined exam, this 16-hour self-paced, eLearning NIST Cybersecurity Professional (NCSP®) Boot Camp Certificate is targeted at individuals or teams who will play an active or passive role in engineering, operationalising and continually improving an organisations NIST Cybersecurity Framework program.
The NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Foundation Certificate course is designed to teach IT, Business and Cybersecurity professionals the fundamentals of Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity Risk Management and the NIST Cyber Security Framework. The course outlines current cybersecurity challenges and explains how organisations who operationalise a NIST Cybersecurity program across an enterprise and its supply chain can mitigate these challenges.
The NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Practitioner Certificate course is designed to teach IT, Engineering, Operations and Business Risk professionals how to design, implement, operate and continually improve a NIST Cybersecurity Framework program that will enable enterprises to identify protect, detect, respond and recover from cyber-attacks.
Access to the course lasts for 12 months allowing delegates to complete the course and exam in their own time.
CySec Professionals Ltd is an APMG International Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) and NCSC Certified Training Provider.
Exam
Exam fees are included in the price.
Exam Format
- 90 multiple-choice questions
- 150 minute exam
- Pass Mark 60% (54 out of 90 marks)
- Closed book
- Online exam
- Paper based, proctored classroom exam delivery is available on request
This is a closed book exam with ninety (90) multiple-choice questions with a single correct answer from 4-choices (A, B, C, D).
Questions may appear in any of the following forms (sample, not an exhaustive list):
- Which of the following is true, correct, most correct?
- Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
- Which of the following statements addresses X?
- How would you show Y?
- What is…?
- What is missing from…?
- _____ is a correct way to…?
- How would you describe…?
- How would you explain…?
- What is the main idea of…?
- Which is the best choice…?
Access to the course lasts for 12 months allowing delegates to complete the course and exam in their own time.
NCSP® eLearning Testimonials
“I was well prepared and passed the NCSP® Boot Camp exam on the first try. The NCSP® courses helped me learn the knowledge, skills, and capabilities to engineer, operationalize, and continually improve a cybersecurity program based on the NIST cybersecurity framework. Thank you, for all your help! I will highly recommend the NCSP® courses to my colleagues across the globe.”
NK, Leading global insurance organisation with operations in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions – NCSP® self-paced, eLearning delegate
“I’ve been doing a lot of security transformation work across the UK public sector and used the NIST Cybersecurity frameworks (NIST-CSF) as a reference to validate levels of capability and provide clear roadmaps for improvement. I found the on-line videos and PDF workbooks to be an excellent way to build my knowledge and interpretation of the NIST-CSF and how it can be practically applied. The balance of information about security controls and risks, alongside Digital Transformation and agile way of working through incremental improvements really resonated with me and my experience in delivering IT services across the UK public sector.”
JK, Consultancy Practice Owner (Consulting Sector), UK – NCSP® self-paced, eLearning delegate
“Sitting the NCSP® online courses and taking the exams has allowed us to re-model our business to not only offer better cyber security solutions, but more importantly improve our communication with clients and assist them in implementing a proper cybersecurity framework based on the NIST-CSF.”
JB, Cybersecurity Consultant (Consultancy Sector), UK – NCSP® self-paced, eLearning delegate
“I will like to appreciate the team at cybersecurity-professionals.com who have put this course together it is a great course, it was very really well structured, highly informative and the course materials were excellent. I would highly recommend the NCSP® programme to all those in or looking to start a career in cyber.”
AN, Director of Information Technology (IT Sector), Kenya – NCSP® self-paced, eLearning delegate
“After recently completing the online NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Foundation Certificate and being welcomed into the online mentoring community, I would like to provide the fantastic feedback that this course deserves. The program was carefully designed and allowed me to progress at a speed that suited me as it was self-paced, this suited myself as a learner, allowing me to plan my study around work and family commitments. I found that all Chapters where well-presented and easy to understand and provided a solid foundation for understanding Cyber Risk, the NIST Cyber Security Framework alongside the core functions and Implementation Tiers. I now have a firm grasp of what I learnt and look forward to sitting the exam and progressing onto the next qualification as a NCSP® Practitioner. I have certainly benefited from completing this programme. When you have tangible end results after taking a course, I can conclude this was a great one!”
NM, Senior Cyber Security Analyst (Retail Sector), UK – NCSP® self-paced, eLearning delegate
“Having recently completed the NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Foundation course, I found it informative, well-structured and easy to follow. The course has given me a great understanding of how the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) can be applied and how its core elements work. The course set me really well for the APMG exam and I achieved the required score without any real issues or gaps in my knowledge and I put this down to the online learning that was supported with comprehensive study documents and lessons plans. I would highly recommend both the course and the learning provider who gave me support throughout, answering many questions on my next steps. I’m now looking to complete the NCSP® Practitioners Course in the coming weeks!”
JO, Project Manager (Financial Sector), UK – NCSP® self-paced, eLearning delegate
“Having been keen to break into the Cyber Security industry as a change of career direction, my research led me to the NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP) Programme. The Foundation course is a great entry level introduction to this framework and has already landed me my first contract. As a service leaver looking to secure my civilian future in cyber, this course was exactly what I was looking for. A great introduction to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and I am already planning to book the Practitioner level course.”
AB, IT Business Analyst (Financial Sector), UK – NCSP® self-paced, eLearning delegate
Access to the course lasts for 12 months allowing delegates to complete the course and exam in their own time.
CySec Professionals Ltd is an APMG International Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) and is a provider of NCSC Certified Training.
