SANS MGT433 Managing Human Risk – Expanded to Three Days

Over the last ten years, thousands of individuals have taken the SANS MGT433 Managing Human Risk course, learning how to build, manage and measure mature awareness programs with the ultimate goal of managing human risk. Many students have gone on to earn the SANS Security Awareness Professional (SSAP) – our industry’s leading credential in identifying and demonstrating expertise in the field of managing human risk. And, even more importantly, students have been welcomed into a community of professionals, growing, and becoming more successful in their career.

Over this time, we have continually updated the course to stay current with the latest risks, research, and technologies.?For 2023 we are making the biggest update ever by expanding the course from two days to three days in length.?This expansion reflects just how much our industry has matured.?We are not changing the course, we are building on and expanding the course with an even greater emphasis on managing human risk, to include

1. Expanding from five to eight interactive labs.?The labs are one of the most popular parts of the course, where students can interact and learn with their peers, with feedback consistently showing request for more time and more labs.?
2. Growing the section on identifying role-based risks and how to develop specialized training for those roles.
3. Adding a deep dive into Ambassador Programs; what they are, who they are for, and how set up and manage an Ambassador Program in your organization.
4. Increasing the culture section to include a lab on defining your organization’s overall culture, aligning security with that culture and how to build and measure your security culture.
5. Expanding the metrics section to include how to present your metrics at a strategic level, to include how to use security frameworks and maturity models.
6. We’ve added additional content on how to grow your role, expand your career, and increase your compensation.

What About the SSAP?

The requirements and process for the SANS Security Awareness Professional (SSAP) remain the same for the expanded three-day course.?The only difference is instead of being tested on two days of content you will be tested on three days of content.?For those of you already holding the SSAP, there is no impact as you will maintain your credential.

When Does The New Three Day Version Go Live?

The first class is a discounted beta class, to be held 13 February.?After that the final version of the class goes live beginning in April.?In addition, the OnDemand recording of the class will go live the same time as the in-person classes.?For the OnDemand experience we will be re-recording the entire course in a professional recording studio ensuring you have the best recorded learning experience possible.

If you have any more questions, please reach out to me at [email protected], I would love to hear from you!