Zero-Trust Approach to Policies and standards
RCCE students will learn security policy development, implementation, and lifecycle management including information security policies, acceptable use policies, data classification policies, and incident response policies. RCCE students will learn to develop security policies aligned with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements, structure policy hierarchies (policies, standards, guidelines, procedures), obtain management approval and organizational buy-in, communicate policies effectively to employees, implement policy exceptions processes, conduct periodic policy reviews and updates, measure policy compliance, and enforce policies through technical controls and administrative processes. This zero-trust course applies modern security principles including least privilege, continuous verification, and explicit trust evaluation. Building on core knowledge, RCCE students will learn to implement zero-trust architectures that assume breach and verify every access request regardless of network location. Students build practical zero-trust implementations that align with organizational security modernization goals.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing Zero-Trust Approach to Policies and standards
- Apply zero-trust principles to privilege decisions and elevation
- Execute hands-on tasks for a field guide for security policy development and lifecycle management
- Explain Course Overview fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for learning objectives — covering Develop security policies with zero-trust, Structure policy hierarchies effectively.
- Execute hands-on tasks for key principles — covering Least privilege access everywhere, Continuous verification of trust.
- Execute hands-on tasks for target audience — covering GRC and security policy professionals.
- Execute hands-on tasks for core tenets
- Execute hands-on tasks for policy implications — covering No implicit trust for any entity, Policies must define explicit trust levels.
- Execute hands-on tasks for policy hierarchy: four layers
- Execute hands-on tasks for information security policy fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for essential components — covering Purpose and scope statement, Roles and responsibilities defined.
| Module 01 | Zero-Trust Approach to |
| Module 02 | A Field Guide for Security Policy Development and Lifecycle Management |
| Module 03 | Course Overview |
| Module 04 | Learning Objectives |
| Module 05 | Key Principles |
| Module 06 | Target Audience |
| Module 07 | Zero-Trust Fundamentals |
| Module 08 | Core Tenets |
| Module 09 | Policy Implications |
| Module 10 | Policy Hierarchy: Four Layers |
| Module 11 | Information Security Policy Fundamentals |
| Module 12 | Essential Components |
| Module 13 | Zero-Trust AUP Additions |
| Module 14 | Enforcement Mechanisms |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice zero-trust approach to policies and standards by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Apply zero-trust principles to privilege decisions and elevation
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for a field guide for security policy development and lifecycle management
- Lab 3: Explain Course Overview fundamentals
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for learning objectives
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for key principles
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Zero-Trust Approach to Policies and standards, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI