ISACA's Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX) is a global association serving over 140,000 cybersecurity professionals. It was launched in 2014 to address the growing cybersecurity skills crisis and develop a skilled cyber workforce. CSX provides skills-based training, performance-based certifications, and career resources for cybersecurity practitioners, specialists, and experts at various levels of experience. It offers credentials like the CISA, CISM, CGEIT and CRISC certifications to validate skills in areas like incident response, risk management, and IT governance.

1. ISACA’S
CYBERSECURITY NEXUS (CSX)
Marc VAEL
September 2015, Brussels

2. ABOUT ISACA
Assuring trust in and value from information systems in a dynamically changing digital
world
 Global association serving 140,000 cybersecurity, assurance, IT governance and IT
risk professionals
 Members in 180 countries: 200+ chapters worldwide
 Launched Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX) in 2014 to address growing cybersecurity skills
crisis and develop a skilled cyber workforce
 Skills-based training
 Performance-based certifications
 Developed & maintains the COBIT framework
 Offers CISA, CISM, CGEIT and CRISC certifications
www.isaca.org

6. STATE OF CYBERSECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR 2015
www.isaca.org/state-of-cybersecurity-2015

7. STATE OF CYBERSECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR 2015
www.isaca.org/state-of-cybersecurity-2015

8. STATE OF CYBERSECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR 2015
www.isaca.org/state-of-cybersecurity-2015

10. CSX

11. OUR SOLUTION
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CSX provides a single source for Cybersecurity Professionals
Credentialing
and Training
Education/
Conferences
Membership Resources/
Publications
Career
Management

12. CAREER PATH: CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATIONS
www.isaca.org/csx-certifications
CSX training and
certifications offered for
skill levels and
specialties throughout a
professional’s career.

13. CAREER PATH: CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATIONS
CSX Practitioner—Demonstrates ability to serve as a first responder to a
cybersecurity incident following established procedures and defined processes.
(1 certification, 3 training courses; prerequisite for CSX Specialist)
CSX Specialist—Demonstrates effective skills and deep knowledge in one or
more of the five areas based closely on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework:
Identify, Detect, Protect, Respond and Recover.
(5 certifications, 5 training courses; requires CSX Practitioner)
CSX Expert—Demonstrates ability of a master/expert-level cybersecurity
professional who can identify, analyze, respond to, and mitigate complex
cybersecurity incidents.
(1 certification, 1 training course; no prerequisites required)
Certified Information Security Manager certification
(25,000+ professionals certified since inception; named the second-
highest-paying certification by Global Knowledge’s 2015 IT Skills and
Salary Survey; 5+ years experience required)

15. CSX EXAMPLE: APT LIFE CYCLE

16. CSX EXAMPLE: APT DEFENSE METHODS

17. www.isaca.org/cyber
Contact: Mr. Marc Vael
marc@vael.net
http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcvael
@marcvael