Security GRC & ISO 27001 Certification
Governance, risk & compliance
Key facts
- Level: Professional
- Field: Cybersecurity & Information Security
- Estimated study time: about 32 hours
- Credential price: $213
- Exam: 60 questions · 90 minutes · pass mark 70%
About the Security GRC & ISO 27001 certification
Run a security programme: risk management, ISO 27001 and the ISMS, NIST CSF, SOC 2, GDPR and policy/controls frameworks, audits, and measuring and reporting security posture to leadership.
What you will learn
The official Security GRC & ISO 27001 study course covers:
- Foundations of Security Governance, Risk & Compliance — Establish the conceptual bedrock of GRC — what it means, why it matters, and how its three pillars interconnect in a modern security programme.
- ISO 27001 — The ISMS Standard — Understand the structure, requirements and controls of ISO/IEC 27001:2022, the internationally recognised ISMS certification standard.
- Risk Management in Depth — Apply structured risk management techniques — from risk identification through treatment and monitoring — using ISO 27005, NIST and industry framewor…
- Compliance Frameworks: NIST CSF, SOC 2 and GDPR — Navigate the major compliance frameworks and privacy regulations that sit alongside ISO 27001, understanding how they interoperate and what they requ…
- Security Audits, Controls and Measuring Posture — Design and execute security audits, build effective control frameworks, and measure and report security posture to leadership.
- Incident Management, Business Continuity and Security Culture — Build and operate security incident management processes, align with business continuity requirements, and create a security culture that makes contr…
- Exam Readiness — Concepts, Structure and Practice Strategy — Consolidate all key concepts, understand how professional-level GRC exams are structured, and build an effective exam preparation strategy.
- Hands-on Lab — Build a Risk & Compliance Programme — A GRC capstone in Google Colab: build a scored risk register, map risks to ISO 27001 Annex A controls with a Statement of Applicability, run a NIST C…
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Security GRC & ISO 27001 certificate verifiable?
- Yes. Every issued Hootix Academy certificate carries a unique credential code that anyone can verify online.
- How is the Security GRC & ISO 27001 exam structured?
- It is a 90-minute ID-verified multiple-choice exam of 60 questions; you need 70% to pass.
- Do I need to buy the course to take the exam?
- Each certification is sold three ways: the exam on its own, the online course on its own, or both together as a Course + exam bundle (the bundle price is the course price plus the exam price).
- How long does the Security GRC & ISO 27001 course take?
- About 32 hours of self-paced study.