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Authorizing Official/Designating Representative | Work Role ID: 611 (NIST: DD-WRL-006)

30 courses
36 hours

An authorizing official/designating representative is a senior official or executive with the authority to formally assume responsibility for operating an information system at an acceptable level of risk to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation (CNSSI 4009).

This path will get you started on your journey to becoming an authorizing official/designating representative! Begin with the fundamental concepts of network protocols, common network analysis, and risk management through hands-on labs, then dive into the essential skills necessary to perform the day-to-day functions by expanding your skill set with, automation, deeper/advanced concepts and additional knowledge from adjacent roles!

This path aligns to the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Tasks (KSAs) within the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (CSWF) and the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) for the work role of:

Authorizing Official/Designating Representative Work Role 611 or DD-WRL-006

Courses in this path

Fundamentals

Begin your learning journey with the fundamental concepts of networking and security!

Network Security Basics

by Ross Bagurdes
2h 58m
(50)

Information and Cyber Security Literacy: Security Operations

by Christopher Rees
56m

Information and Cyber Security Literacy: Security Engineering and Architecture

by Dr. Lyron H. Andrews
49m
(19)

Security Framework: NIST RMF

by Bobby Rogers
1h 8m

Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence

by Christopher Rees
15m

Enterprise Security: Executive Briefing

by Aaron Rosenmund
39m
(101)

Managing IT: Metrics and Measurements

by Kevin Miller
2h 35m
(79)

Managing IT: Organizational Change Management

by Kevin Miller
1h 36m
(157)

Skill Essentials

Now that you know the fundamentals, dive into the essential skills necessary to perform the day-to-day functions of an Authorizing Official/Designating Representative!

Security Engineering: Secure Endpoints

by Matt Glass
45m

Security Engineering: Secure Networks

by Chris Jackson
1h 43m

Security Engineering: Asset Evaluation and Execution Plan

by Chris Jackson
1h 10m

Data Security Champion: Secure Data Storage

by Kevin James
22m

Information and Cyber Security Literacy: Governance, Risk, and Compliance

by John Elliott
59m
(31)

Information and Cyber Security GRC: Risk Management

by Po Yau
1h 36m

Information and Cyber Security GRC: Risk Management Frameworks and Structures

by Dr. Lyron H. Andrews
1h 5s

Information and Cyber Security GRC: Supply Chain and Third-party Risk

by Jacob Ansari
58m

Expanded Skillset

It's time to expand your skill set with tools, and more advanced concepts! This section gives you a brief introduction into many, additional skills that you will find helpful as an Authorizing Official/Designating Representative. We have full training paths on all of these skills; see the Supplemental Skill Paths section to learn more.

Information Security Governance for CISM®

by Kevin Henry
1h 51m
(22)

Information Security Risk Management for CISM®

by Kevin Henry
1h 37m
(15)

Information Security Program for CISM®

by Kevin Henry
2h 48m
(12)

Incident Management for CISM®

by Kevin Henry
2h 12m
(11)

Specialized Engineering: Enterprise Hybrid Cloud

by Michael Brown
1h 9m

Specialized Engineering: Government Facilities

by Matt Glass
38m

Specialized Engineering: Healthcare Facilities

by Bobby Rogers
1h 9m

Adjacent Skill Knowledge

Now that you've mastered all the skills for an Authorizing Official/Designating Representative, learn about additional cyber roles and their responsibilities.

IT Security Champion: Cyber Threat Intel and Emerging Threats

by Christopher Rees
16m

IT Security Champion: Zero Trust

by Craig Stansbury
16m

IT Security Champion: Patch Management

by Matt Glass
12m

IT Security Champion: Incident Response

by Matt Glass
13m

IT Security Champion: Pen Tests

by Ross Bagurdes
13m

Security Architecture and Engineering: Security Controls and Vulnerabilities for CISSP®

by Kevin Henry
2h 7m

Building an IT Strategic Plan

by Jason Edleman
1h 20m
(55)

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Supplemental Skill Paths:

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Incident Response

Security Event Triage

Security Champion for IT Admins

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Ross Bagurdes

Ross has had a diverse career. He has a Structural Engineering degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering, but gave up the career shortly after graduating from college. Beginning in 1997, Ross began officially working in IT, implementing and supporting a paperless work order system for a Natural Gas Utility in Illinois. Since then, Ross has spent his years teaching and managing data networks. Ross spent 7 years at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, supporting and managing the large ... more

Christopher Rees

Chris is a professional information technologist, author, trainer, manager and a lifelong learner. He is married with 3 beautiful children and interested in working out, spending time with family and friends and being creative whenever possible. He has been an author for over 25 years and has created over 60 IT Certification training courses. Chris really enjoys helping people advance in their careers through training and personal development.

Dr. Lyron H. Andrews

Dr. Andrews’ technology career spans three decades. His roles included network manager New York City Department of Education, BMG Direct senior director of IT, and BNY Mellon dean of technology. His doctoral research at Teachers College Columbia found that critical thinking skills thrive in environments that are supportive of five essential elements in the mind of a critical thinker. He teaches cyber security. He has integrated technology management with teaching at Columbia University and other... more

Bobby Rogers

Bobby E. Rogers is an information security engineer working as a contractor for Department of Defense agencies, helping to secure, certify, and accredit their information systems. His duties include information system security engineering, risk management, and certification and accreditation efforts. He retired after 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a network security engineer and instructor, and has secured networks all over the world. Bobby has a master’s degree in information assura... more

Aaron Rosenmund

Aaron M. Rosenmund is a cyber security operations subject matter expert, with a background in federal and business defensive and offensive cyber operations and system automation. Leveraging his administration and automation experience, Aaron actively contributes to multiple open and closed source security operation platform projects and continues to create tools and content to benefit the community. As an educator & cyber security researcher at Pluralsight, he is focused on advancing cyber secur... more

Kevin Miller

Kevin's mission is to close the gap between IT departments and the businesses they support, by opening IT to change. His goal is not to change what IT does; it is to change how IT does it, by changing how IT thinks. Kevin's expertise is helping organizations of all sizes adopt and embrace agile methodologies for faster deliveries, reduced cost, and increased customer satisfaction. Kevin possesses numerous degrees and certifications, and over 20 years of progressive experience in a wide range of ... more

Matt Glass

Matt Glass is a Service Delivery Manager in Naples, Italy, working as a government contractor. Matt has 15 years of IT experience in a variety of roles. Consistently finding joy in developing the skills of others and helping their careers, he joined Pluralsight in 2017 to pass on the lessons he learned. Matt is married and the father of four children.

Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson is a cybersecurity professional with years of experience in identifying security incidents, securing applications and security training. Over the years, he has tested web applications for vulnerabilities, helped deploy SIEM platforms and more. He is passionate about teaching cybersecurity and committed to learning new technologies.

Kevin James

As a seasoned technologist with over 30 years of wide-ranging expertise in information technology roles across diverse industries, Kevin is passionate about finding effective and economical solutions to business problems. His passion for teaching technical subjects allows him to have a particular style that imparts information yet teaches at the same time. He enjoys working with Linux, Unix and Windows Operating Systems and combined with a deep knowledge of software platforms as varied as Ap... more

John Elliott

John Elliott is a specialist in regulated security and data protection. His fascination is the way that people engage with security directives: whether that’s a company following external regulation, an information security team developing policies, an IT team following them, or a colleague who is just trying to do their job securely. John has led information security and data protection functions in aviation and financial services. He’s represented both Visa Europe and Mastercard on the PCI S... more

Po Yau

Po was born and educated in Wales, UK before going to Royal Holloway, University of London. It was during his year-in-industry placement, when responding to an incident to recover from a cyber attack, that started a journey of over 20 years in information security. Currently broadening to multiple types of technology and operational risk in the Financial sector, looking for ways to improve risk management, governance and communication to promote innovation and work with the ever changing ways ... more

Jacob Ansari

Jacob Ansari worked on Pluralsight courses that cover the topic of PCI DSS Standards.

Kevin Henry

Kevin Henry is a well-known and respected educator and lecturer in the fields of information security and audit. Kevin uses his more than 30 years of practical experience as a network technician, computer programmer, and information systems auditor to deliver outstanding presentations that make each topic interesting, relevant, and useful. Often described by students as "The best instructor I have ever had," Kevin has the ability to provide quality instruction that engages the audience and provi... more

Michael Brown

I have worked in IT for 25 years, for 22 of those years I have delivered IT Training. I have delivered Microsoft, CISCO and Amazon Web Services courses across Europe. For the last 4 years I have focused on Cloud technologies delivering cloud training to some of Europe’s biggest organisations. I have been a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 1997 and currently hold certifications from Microsoft, CompTIA and AWS. When not working on training material or delivering courses I spend time in the nort... more

Craig Stansbury

Craig has over 10 years of IT experience, including working on Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Routes and Switches, Microsoft Servers, and VMWare ESXi. Craig started in IT in the United States Marine Corps and began teaching his Marines all the design and implementation concepts that they needed to know. He loves when his students have the "lightbulb moment" and are able to understand the concepts he is teaching them. Aside from teaching, Craig also owns a business that consults with enterprises to h... more

Jason Edleman

Jason Edleman is a certified life coach with over 10 years of experience providing coaching to individuals aiming to reach their goals either personally or professionally. Jason is certified in Motivational Interviewing, an NLP Master Practitioner, Stephen Ministry care giving, and holds his associate certified coach certificate (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation. He has received over 400 hours of training and supervision in coaching and caregiving. Additionally, Jason holds multi... more

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