Every organisation now depends on information systems, and every one is a target. Attacks no longer need sophistication to succeed; weak passwords, unpatched servers, over-privileged accounts and untrained staff provide plenty of openings. Security that is limited to a few tools tends to decay, which is why standards-based management matters alongside technical skill.

This ten-day course is split deliberately between practice and management. The opening days establish the threat landscape and the fundamentals of securing networks, operating systems, applications and cloud services, with laboratory exercises in scanning, hardening, access control, encryption and log analysis. Participants learn how to detect problems, prioritise vulnerabilities and contain an incident. The second part introduces ISO/IEC 27001 and shows how to build an information security management system around real risks: defining scope, assessing and treating risk, selecting controls, writing policies and procedures, training staff and measuring performance.

The last days address supplier and cloud risk, business continuity, internal audit and certification readiness. Delegates finish with a documented set of risk and control artefacts for their own organisation, and a team simulation that tests detection, response and reporting under time pressure.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe common attack techniques and how defenders detect and block them.
• Harden servers, workstations, network devices and cloud accounts.
• Configure access control, multi-factor authentication and encryption.
• Scan for vulnerabilities and analyse logs to spot suspicious behaviour.
• Scope an ISMS and carry out an ISO 27001 risk assessment and treatment plan.
• Produce a Statement of Applicability and the core policies required by the standard.
• Plan and run incident response and business continuity exercises.
• Conduct internal audits and prepare for external certification.

The course is meant for people who secure, manage or assure information systems, including:

• System, network and database administrators
• Information security officers and analysts
• IT managers and heads of ICT
• Internal and IT auditors
• Risk, compliance and data protection officers
• Software developers and DevOps engineers
• Security staff in banks, telecoms, government and NGOs
• Consultants preparing clients for ISO 27001 certification

Participants leave the course with:

• A hardening checklist for servers, endpoints and network devices.
• A completed sample risk register and treatment plan.
• A draft Statement of Applicability and scope statement.
• Core information security policy templates.
• An incident response playbook tested in simulation.
• An internal audit programme and certification readiness checklist.

This is a laboratory-based programme in which concepts are always followed by practice:

• Instructor demonstrations in isolated virtual machines
• Hands-on labs in scanning, hardening, access control and log analysis
• ISMS workshops to draft scope, risk registers and policies
• A tabletop and technical incident simulation in teams
• Individual review of documents against the ISO 27001 requirements

Participants who attend the ten days and complete the labs and workshops receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy. It confirms training completed and is not an ISO 27001 auditor qualification.