Ethical Procurement of Security Penetration Services
This course equips procurement professionals with the specialized knowledge to evaluate, vet, and contract third-party ethical hacking vendors. Participants learn to align security service agreements with organizational risk appetites and budgetary constraints.
£450
Certified Security Procurement Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Ethical Procurement of Security Penetration Services: the short answers
- What is Ethical Procurement of Security Penetration Services?
- This course equips procurement professionals with the specialized knowledge to evaluate, vet, and contract third-party ethical hacking vendors. Participants learn to align security service agreements with organizational risk appetites and budgetary constraints.
- Who is Ethical Procurement of Security Penetration Services for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for IT Procurement Managers working in Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Ethical Procurement of Security Penetration Services take?
- Around 18 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Security Procurement Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £450 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Define technical requirements for penetration testing scopes of work
- Evaluate vendor methodology against industry standards
- Navigate complex security compliance in service-level agreements
- Implement risk-based cost-benefit analysis for security audits
- Manage vendor performance through the procurement lifecycle
Written by Dr. Sarah Jenkins, Procurement Lead. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Security Procurement Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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