About The Course

A definitive guide to creating, establishing, and growing your cybersecurity program at any size SaaS startup. Whether you're a small shop or a high-growth B2B startup, this class will teach you how to prioritize your security decisions.

After taking this course, you'll have the knowledge and understanding required to manage cybersecurity at most B2B SaaS startups. You'll learn everything from managing security basics to working with engineering, people teams, sales, and legal, as well as hiring and growing your team.

Startups are a different beast from the corporate world. They have their own culture and varying degrees of energy. As a security practitioner, you must learn to speak their language—otherwise, you won't make friends and might burn out in frustration.

This course will guide you on how to start securing your company's and users' data, how to iteratively mature your cybersecurity practices, and what you need to know about compliance and regulations—and when.

Oh, and this course is FULL of war stories so enjoy!

We will cover the following topics and more:

• Introduction
• Cybersecurity 101 (Review)
  • Types of Controls
  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance
  • Accountability
• Building Security Culture
  • Startup vs Corporate approach
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Security Education and Awareness
• Technical Security Initiatives
  • Corporate Security
  • Infrastructure Security
  • Product Security
• Managing Compliance
  • SOC 2
  • ISO 27001
  • Approach
  • Working with auditors
• Cybersecurity Insurance
• Driving Security Initiatives
  • Communication
  • Understanding the Business
  • Risk Register
  • Roadmaps
• Growing Your Security Team
  • Org Chart Examples
  • Building Lean
  • Security Interview Questions
  • more

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PHACK students will also get access to The Security Cafe, a private community for experienced security professionals.

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