itSM Solutions is a global consortium of industry thought leaders working together to create “how to” accredited cybersecurity training curriculum based on the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework and the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks.
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST-CSF) was created under Executive Order to provide a uniform standard that government and businesses could adopt to guide their cybersecurity activities and risk management programs.
The NIST Framework has now been approved as the governing framework for the US government, a growing number of critical infrastructure sectors (financial services, healthcare, energy etc.) and a long list of international governments.
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management Framework was created to help executives prioritize cybersecurity investments by aligning those investments with the organizations enterprise risk management policies
The COSO Framework has now been approved as the governing framework for enterprise risk management by the American Accounting Association (AAA), American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), Financial Executives International (FEI), The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
itSM’s NCSP client base spans the globe and includes organizations like Bank of America, USAA Insurance, General Motors, Barclays Bank, Yale University, UK Ministry of Defense, Australian Department of Revenue, British Telecom, SAP, Santander Bank and the State of Illinois
How we are different
Current cybersecurity training and consulting programs come up short in teaching organizations the skills they need to assess, engineer and implement a NIST/COSO aligned cybersecurity risk management program.
The NCSP Certification Training Programs teaches organizations how to:
– Assess and understand its current cybersecurity state
– Design a cybersecurity program using the COSO guidance and NIST-CSF informative reference controls to realize its future cybersecurity state
– Implement & Operationalize a Continual Implementation & Improvement Management System (CIIS) to automate, sustain and continually improve its future cybersecurity state.
About this category: Best Cybersecurity Education Provider
The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards recognize organizations that teach cybersecurity. The award covers training companies, academies, universities, bootcamps and certification bodies of any size.
An independent jury of security practitioners, analysts and CISOs scores each nomination on leadership, innovation and impact. Each nomination competes in its category against organizations of similar size and region. Entry packages, sponsorship and public votes do not affect the jury's scores.
Community Choice voting for the 2021 season closed on July 10, 2021.
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2027 award season
Nominations closeFebruary 27, 2027
Jury winners announcedWeek of March 22
Community Choice voting closesJuly 10, 2027
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