How To Write Powerful Executive Reports in Infosec

Learn how to write professional, executive reports that command management action.

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How To Write Powerful Executive Reports in Infosec

What You Will Learn!

You'll learn the elements of a professional executive report
You'll learn what executives love to see in a report
You'll learn what disgusts and irritates executives in a report
You'll learn how to follow a structured approach using DIKW in crafting content for executive reports
You'll learn how to fit your report in one page
You'll learn how to professionally construct the appendix section of your executive report
You'll learn how to extract the key findings from your assessment and present it to executives
You'll learn what makes your report powerful
You'll learn how to separate the executive report from the detailed technical report
You'll learn how to use concise, but detailed sentences in crafting content for executive reports
You'll learn how to make neat, professional annotations on screenshot POCs
You'll learn how to call executives to action with your reports
You'll learn how to cut out all the noise and remove irrelevant details in the content of your report
You'll learn how to perform data analysis using the DIKW model on vulnerability scans and other forms of raw data

Description

Welcome to this course. Here, you'll learn how to craft professional, powerful executive reports in any Infosec field.

One of the biggest challenge in the Infosec space isn't bordered on deficiency of technical skills, but a deficiency in proper communication - especially reporting to C level executives. Many pros in this field always make the mistake of submitting technical reports to non-technical executives. As a result, there's always a huge communication gap between the security pro and the executive team.

Your report is powerful if:

Executives understand every bit of what you're saying
Executives go ahead to act based on the actionable advice drawn from your report.

If your reports can't make executives call stakeholders to action, then the purpose of the security assessment exercise in any field is defeated.

In this course, you'll learn:

How to convert technical statements to business related statements
How to use visualization to communicate statistical findings
How to ensure that your report fits one page
How to include only relevant details in your report
How to polish your report and make it appealing
How to make executives take action based on what you've communicated
How to use your findings from the assessment exercise to find gaps in compliance standards (PCIDSS, NIST 800-53)

Who Should Attend!

Any person in any cyber security related field who's required to write and submit reports to executives
Any person who wishes to join any cyber related field in the corporate world

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