ITAM / Cyber Security Workshop

Cyber security demands an accurate inventory of IT assets. As the saying goes, you can’t secure what you don’t know you have! 

But achieving an accurate inventory is rarely accomplished, and the results can be devastating. 

• Incomplete or missing patches are a leading cause of security breaches. Furthermore, patch management needs to know the impact of the patch on operations.
• Assets come on and off the network for various reasons making IT security’s efforts significantly more difficult
• Cybersecurity frameworks reduce ITAM to an inventory function or just counting things
• Executive management support for ITAM should be stronger

These issues are solved by understanding the value the ITAM program delivers and how ITAM supports CIS’s and NIST’s cybersecurity frameworks.

IT asset inventory management is not a simple counting function but rather a complex orchestration of departments’ operations and data.

By understanding the complex relationship between the ITAM program components and cyber security controls, disparate systems and processes can be aligned to deliver what is required to secure the organization’s crown jewels, its data.

There is a significant disconnect between cyber security frameworks and ITAM. The content in this workshop provides the knowledge necessary to bridge this gap.

• Bridge the gap between ITAM and cyber security with the knowledge provided in the workshop
• Discover the value your organization can realize from an ITAM program
• Gain insight into cyber security’s objectives
• Strengthen your organization’s cyber defense by maintaining an inventory that accurately represents the attack surface cyber security is attempting to manage

Upon successful completion of this course and  exam, students will earn the achievement: 

ITAM / Cyber Security Workshop Certificate of Completion

Exam Details

Duration: 15 minutes

Format: Multiple Choice

# of Questions: 18

Passing Score: 70%

Attempts: Unlimited

The workshop is designed for anyone involved in protecting their organization's data. This includes:

• IT Asset Managers
• Hardware Asset Managers
• Software Asset Managers
• Cloud Asset Managers
• IT Security Managers
• IT Managers 
• IT Security Professionals
• IT Professionals
• IT Cloud Managers

The Waterfall Model is Not Dead!

• Failing to Follow the Lifecycle Process
•  Examples
• The Goal

What is an ITAM Process

Security Controls and ITAM

• CIS's Definition
• NIST's Definition

IT Asset Management Program

• ITAM Lifecycle Management
• Data Retention Requirement
• Create and Maintain IT Standards
• Discovery / Reconciliation Process
• Tools
• Policies
• End-User Roles
• On / Off Boarding Process
• Vendor Management

About ITAM Processes

IT Asset Lifecycle Phases and Processes

Mapping Controls to ITAM

The Mapping Spreadsheet

None

The student will learn how the relationship between ITAM and IT security makes IT security’s objectives attainable.

Upon completion of the workshop, the student will understand:

• The reason for managing the IT asset’s lifecycle
• The critical components of the ITAM program
• The value of each lifecycle phase to IT security as well as other departments
• How to move the ITAM program forward with IT security
• The mapping of ITAM components to both CIS’s and NIST's security controls
• How to use the mapping to assess the ITAM program’s support for IT security

• Narrated presentation
• Narrated “how to get the most out of the ITAM / IT security controls mapping”
• Comprehensive manual
• Presentation slides
• Mapping of:
• 428 ways IT / ITAM supports CIS's 19 Controls and 161 Safeguards, and 
• 328 ways IT / ITAM supports NIST's 23 Functions and 108 Categories
• Exam
• Certificate of completion

*In-person or virtual on-site instruction available upon request

ITAM IQ believes training courses should be vendor neutral, clear, concise, complete, and, most of all, practical. Whether you seek to validate what you do, enhance or confirm what you know, or be exposed to best practices used worldwide, BTU’s IT Asset Management (ITAM) training and certifications promise to deliver!

Our courses go beyond the traditional lecture to allow time for answering your questions and providing consultation. And having worked with thousands of ITAM programs around the world over the past 20 years, Co-founder and your instructor, Keith Rupnik, excels at helping individuals learn how to improve their ITAM programs. Through real-world examples, assessments, mappings and how-to knowledge, our courses focus on empowering the IT asset management program while giving practitioners the tools they need to build internal buy-in at the executive level and throughout the various business functions. 

Keith Rupnik started in the technology profession in the early 1980s as a software engineer. For his first 20 years, Keith was a software developer, manager of software development teams, and a software product manager. While Keith loved developing software, he found his next love in 2006, IT asset management teaching and consulting. Keith has worked with all types and sizes of organizations worldwide, helping IT asset managers and IT professionals become better at managing their organization's IT assets and communicating the value of ITAM. His knowledge spans all disciplines of ITAM, including ITAM program management, software asset management, hardware asset management, cloud asset management, and mobile asset management.

Furthermore, Keith's breadth of experiences allows for him to understand and communicate the need to implement ITAM as a core competency involving all the primary departments within an organization. He has presented to thousands on the subject of ITAM and has developed course content. Finally, Keith believes in the need for continuous education. For Keith, learning is the equivalent of air – everyone needs to breathe in knowledge and exhale well-formed thoughts.

Look to his ITAM IQ Library posts with that mission in mind.

With the business world moving to the cloud, our one-day Certified Cloud Asset Manager course is a must-attend for anyone in or near the IT Asset Management arena. This course takes an in-depth look at cloud assets. It defines how to manage these assets using best practical practices for the primary cloud architectures Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). The course addresses the entire cloud asset's lifecycle, including acquisition, receiving, deployment, in-use, re-deployment, and disposal.

If your cloud program is primarily focused on SaaS, our half-day Certified SaaS Asset Manager course is the gateway to successful SaaS asset management. A light version of the Certified Cloud Asset Manager course, this course takes an in-depth look at how to manage the entire SaaS asset lifecycle using practical best practices.  

To supplement your IT asset management knowledge journey and aid in enhancing your ITAM Program,  ITAM IQ's Library is your free source of relevant articles, courses, webinars and white papers full of real-world best practices, guidance and thought-provoking conversation starters.