Move beyond certificates and begin building work you can show, explain, and defend.
Start with one practical risk register or build a complete, connected GRC portfolio using a realistic company scenario. No coding experience is required.
Build your first practical risk register independently or choose the Sprint if you want feedback on your completed work.
Build your first practical risk register independently.
Feedback: Not included
Digital badge: Not included
Build the same practical risk register and receive one structured feedback pass on your completed work.
Plan for about 5 focused hours, completed in one sitting or spread across a few days.
Purchases made between July 12 and July 22 will receive feedback beginning July 23, 2026.
Feedback: One structured feedback pass
Digital badge: Not included
Build a full set of connected GRC portfolio pieces through self-study or join the guided option for feedback, accountability, and support.
Build the complete GRC portfolio independently and at your own pace.
Feedback: No regular personal feedback
Digital badge: Available after meeting the Studio completion requirements
Build the complete portfolio with structured feedback, accountability, and support.
The August cohort begins Saturday, August 29 at 10:00 AM ET. Enrollment closes Thursday, August 27. Limited to 10 seats.
Purchases made between July 12 and July 22 will receive feedback beginning July 23, 2026.
Feedback: Included
Digital badge: Available after meeting the Studio completion requirements
You do not need to complete the Starter or Sprint before joining the full Studio. If you begin with one of them, join the Studio within 14 days and your full payment is credited toward it.
The complete GRC Portfolio Studio helps you develop a connected set of professional portfolio pieces, including:
Identify, assess, prioritize, and respond to information security risks.
Connect risk decisions to appropriate controls and document why those controls apply.
Turn security expectations into clear documentation people can follow.
Review a third party and make a recommendation you can explain and defend.
Organize evidence, document gaps, and track corrective actions.
Present important risks, findings, and recommendations clearly to leadership.
Together, these portfolio pieces help you show how you assess risk, document decisions, organize evidence, and communicate recommendations clearly to leadership.
You do more than watch lessons or memorize GRC terms. You work through a realistic company case and create documents similar to the work completed in GRC, risk, compliance, vendor risk, and audit roles.
Finish with practical portfolio pieces, not only notes, videos, or another certificate.
Complete your work in one business setting so the pieces feel connected and purposeful.
Use risk, control, evidence, policy, and reporting concepts in realistic assignments.
Practice talking through what you created, why you made each decision, and what you would recommend.
Use your portfolio pieces to strengthen your resume, LinkedIn profile, and interview answers.
Work independently or select an option that includes feedback, guidance, and accountability.
The program portfolio pieces and learning activities are aligned with practical concepts used within an ISO/IEC 27001 information security management system.
You will practice applying risk, control, evidence, policy, remediation, and reporting concepts through realistic portfolio assignments.
Dr. Rose Shumba brings more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity education, workforce development, student mentoring, and academic program leadership.
She is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Bowie State University and previously served as a Cyber Science Professor at the United States Naval Academy.
She developed the GRC Portfolio Studio to help career changers and recent graduates build practical work they can explain with confidence.
The free Cyber Role Finder helps you explore non-coding cybersecurity roles that may match your background, strengths, and interests.
No. The programs are designed for beginners, career changers, and recent graduates.
No. The programs focus on risk, controls, compliance, documentation, evidence, and communication.
No. The GRC Portfolio Studio digital badge is available only through the complete $397 and $597 Studio programs after the required work is completed.
The $97 Starter is completed independently. The $197 Sprint includes one structured feedback pass on your completed Risk Register.
The $397 Studio is self-study. The $597 Guided Studio includes three live review sessions, structured feedback, accountability, support, and a final portfolio review.
No. You can enroll directly in the complete Self-Study or Guided GRC Portfolio Studio. If you start with the Starter or Sprint, join the Studio within 14 days and your full payment is credited toward it.
No. The portfolio pieces are aligned with ISO/IEC 27001 concepts, but the program does not award an ISO or PECB certification.
Yes. Learners who want to strengthen their formal understanding may choose to take an ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation examination separately. Exam registration and certification fees are not included.
Start with one practical GRC portfolio piece or build the complete ISO/IEC 27001-aligned portfolio.
Get started today before this once in a lifetime opportunity expires.
