Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course in Rwanda
Classroom cohorts in Kigali · live online · in-house anywhere in Rwanda
Ransomware, data breaches, supplier compromise and regulator scrutiny have moved information security from the IT department to the boardroom. Ten days take participants from the clauses of the standard to a management system that works in practice and survives an audit. The first week covers context, scope, leadership commitment, information security policy, asset inventories, risk assessment and treatment, the Statement of Applicability and the control themes of Annex A, including access control, cryptography, operations security and supplier relationships.
The second week goes deeper: incident response, business continuity, cloud and mobile security, vulnerability and patch management, privacy alignment, security metrics, internal audit technique and the management review. Participants then prepare for the certification audit, write nonconformity reports, plan corrective action and build a continual improvement cycle. The programme is aimed at information security managers, CISOs, IT managers, risk and compliance officers, internal auditors, data protection officers and consultants in banks, telecoms, government, health and technology companies. Delivery is classroom, online or in-house, with a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can lead an ISMS implementation, draft core documentation and conduct an internal audit against the standard.
About this course
Organisations in every sector now depend on digital systems for revenue, service delivery and trust. Customers, regulators, lenders and tender evaluators increasingly ask for evidence that information is protected by a managed system rather than by a collection of tools. ISO/IEC 27001 is the best-known international standard for such a system, and recognised certification is a frequent requirement in banking, outsourcing, cloud and public sector contracts.
This ten-day programme gives participants a full working understanding of the standard and the governance behind it. The first five days build the management system: understanding context and interested parties, setting scope, gaining leadership support, assessing and treating risk, selecting controls, writing the Statement of Applicability and preparing policies, procedures and records. The second five days focus on operating and proving it, with deeper technical and organisational controls, incident handling and resilience, performance measurement, internal audit and the certification process.
Compliance is treated as an ongoing discipline. Participants consider how the system interacts with data protection obligations, supplier contracts and sector regulations, and how to keep documentation proportionate. Teaching is lab and workshop based around a case organisation, so that by the end each participant has produced a draft ISMS pack and an audit report and has a roadmap for their own organisation.
Training Objectives
On completing the programme, participants will be able to:
- Interpret the clauses and Annex A controls of ISO 27001 and relate them to business needs.
- Define ISMS scope, context and interested party requirements.
- Carry out an information security risk assessment, prepare a risk treatment plan and produce a Statement of Applicability with justified control selection.
- Write core policies, procedures and records proportionate to the organisation.
- Design incident response and business continuity arrangements, and evaluate technical controls such as access management, encryption, logging and vulnerability handling.
- Define security metrics and run an effective management review.
- Plan and conduct an internal audit and raise clear nonconformities.
- Prepare an organisation for certification audits and sustain improvement afterwards.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants leave with a body of practical work, including:
- A draft ISMS scope statement and information security policy.
- A completed asset and risk register using a recognised method.
- A Statement of Applicability with rationale for each control.
- Templates for incident reports, access reviews and supplier assessments.
- An internal audit programme, checklist and sample audit report.
- A management review agenda with a set of security metrics.
- A phased certification roadmap for their own organisation.
Training Methodology
The ten days are structured around the build of one management system for a case organisation:
- Clause-by-clause explanation linked to practical documentation tasks
- Risk, control and audit labs using realistic registers and evidence
- Tabletop incident simulations and cloud migration scenarios
- Mock internal audit with role-play of auditor and auditee
- Template pack and individual feedback on each participant's roadmap
Day 1: Information Security and the ISO 27001 Framework
- Confidentiality, integrity and availability in business terms
- Threat landscape: ransomware, phishing, insider and supplier risks
- Structure of ISO/IEC 27001 and the related 27000 family
- Benefits and costs of certification
- Plan-do-check-act applied to security
- Case discussion: a breach and the controls that failed
Day 2: Context, Leadership and Scope
- Understanding internal and external context
- Interested parties and their security requirements
- Defining ISMS scope and boundaries
- Leadership commitment, roles and responsibilities
- Information security policy and objectives
- Workshop: drafting scope and policy for a case organisation
Day 3: Asset Management and Risk Assessment
- Information asset inventories and classification
- Risk methodologies, criteria and acceptance levels
- Identifying threats, vulnerabilities and existing controls
- Scoring and ranking risks
- Relating ISO 27005 guidance to the process
- Lab: building a risk register
Day 4: Risk Treatment and the Statement of Applicability
- Options: modify, retain, avoid and share risk
- Choosing controls from Annex A and other sources
- Writing the risk treatment plan and residual risk approval
- Producing the Statement of Applicability
- Resourcing, competence and awareness requirements
- Lab: completing a Statement of Applicability
Day 5: Documentation and Organisational Controls
- Documented information: what is required and what is optional
- Policies for access, acceptable use and remote working
- Human resource security, screening and awareness training
- Supplier relationships and cloud service agreements
- Legal, regulatory and contractual requirements
- Exercise: writing a supplier security requirement
Day 6: Technical and Physical Controls
- Identity, authentication and privileged access management
- Cryptography and key management
- Network security, segmentation and secure configuration
- Logging, monitoring and malware protection
- Physical and environmental security of facilities
- Lab: reviewing user access and logging evidence
Day 7: Secure Operations, Cloud and Change
- Vulnerability scanning and patch management
- Secure development and change management
- Cloud, mobile and bring-your-own-device security
- Backup, data deletion and media handling
- Data protection and privacy alignment
- Scenario: moving a core system to the cloud
Day 8: Incident Response and Resilience
- Incident management lifecycle and roles
- Detection, triage, containment, eradication and recovery
- Evidence handling and notification duties
- Business continuity and ICT readiness for continuity
- Testing plans through tabletop exercises
- Simulation: responding to a ransomware incident
Day 9: Performance, Internal Audit and Management Review
- Security metrics, monitoring and measurement
- Internal audit principles following ISO 19011
- Audit planning, sampling, interviewing and evidence
- Writing nonconformities and observations
- Management review inputs and outputs
- Exercise: auditing an access control process
Day 10: Certification Readiness and Continual Improvement
- Stage 1 and stage 2 certification audit expectations
- Corrective action and root cause analysis
- Maintaining the system between surveillance audits
- Integrating with other management systems
- Building an ISMS implementation roadmap and budget
- Presentations of roadmaps and course review
The programme is intended for professionals responsible for protecting information and demonstrating compliance, including:
- Chief information security officers and information security managers
- IT managers and systems administrators with security duties
- Risk, compliance and governance officers
- Internal and IT auditors
- Data protection officers and privacy managers
- Business continuity and disaster recovery managers
- Security consultants preparing clients for certification
- Project managers leading ISMS implementation
- Procurement and vendor managers assessing supplier security
Participants who attend the ten days and complete the practical exercises receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy. It records training hours and does not replace personal certification by an independent body.
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Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course Venues
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$3,000- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,200
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,000
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,000
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,800
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$3,800- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,600
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$4,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$5,200
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$5,600- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$5,600
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$6,400- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$6,800
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$7,600
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$7,600
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$9,000
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Frequently Asked Questions About Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course in Rwanda
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course runs as classroom training in Kigali, Rwanda, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. You can also join a live online cohort from anywhere in Rwanda, or book it in-house at your organisation's own premises.
The next classroom cohort in Rwanda starts on October 26, 2026 in Kigali, and a new intake follows every four weeks in each city. Pick a city and date in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course in Rwanda is USD 3,800 per delegate. The fee covers tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes — Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course can be delivered at your offices anywhere in Rwanda, or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
Yes. Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course also runs as live online training: the same curriculum as the classroom programme, taught by a trainer in real time, so you can join from anywhere in Rwanda without travelling. Choose "Virtual Live" in the schedule panel above to see the online dates and fee.
By the end of the Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) programme, you'll be able to interpret the clauses and annex a controls of iso 27001 and relate them to business needs, define isms scope, context and interested party requirements, carry out an information security risk assessment, prepare a risk treatment plan and produce a statement of applicability with justified control selection, and write core policies, procedures and records proportionate to the organisation. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is intended for professionals responsible for protecting information and demonstrating compliance, including: Chief information security officers and information security managers, IT managers and systems administrators with security duties, Risk, compliance and governance officers, Internal and IT auditors, Data protection officers and privacy managers, Business continuity and disaster recovery managers, Security consultants preparing clients for certification, Project managers leading ISMS implementation, and Procurement and vendor managers assessing supplier security.
Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course typically runs as 10 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Governance and Compliance in Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course is pitched at advanced professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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