EBIOS Risk Manager Overview
Organizations implementing ISO 27001 need professionals who can move beyond basic threat-vulnerability matrices to conduct sophisticated risk assessments that reveal strategic attack paths and operational security gaps. The EBIOS method provides this capability through five structured workshops: scope definition, risk origins analysis, strategic scenarios development, operational scenarios modeling, and comprehensive risk treatment planning. You need to facilitate stakeholder workshops, analyze threat-source motivations and capabilities, map attack paths from strategic intent to operational impact, develop realistic security scenarios, and prioritize risk treatments based on business criticality.
This course transforms EBIOS methodology knowledge into hands-on facilitation expertise through intensive workshop simulations. You will learn to conduct Workshop 1 scope and security baseline definition, analyze threat sources and feared events in Workshop 2, develop strategic scenarios connecting threat sources to business impacts in Workshop 3, model detailed operational attack paths in Workshop 4, and design comprehensive risk treatment strategies in Workshop 5. Each workshop produces tangible deliverables: security baseline documentation, threat source capability assessments, strategic scenario reports, operational attack path models, and prioritized risk treatment plans. The course honestly balances theoretical methodology with practical facilitation skills, preparing you for real-world EBIOS study leadership.
You will work with realistic case studies reflecting modern threat landscapes: advanced persistent threats targeting digital transformation initiatives, insider threat scenarios affecting remote work environments, supply chain attacks exploiting third-party integrations, and nation-state campaigns targeting critical infrastructure. The course acknowledges the complexity of modern threat intelligence, stakeholder alignment challenges, and resource constraints while providing structured approaches to navigate these realities.
Who Should Attend?
This course serves information security professionals who need to master structured risk assessment methodologies that go beyond basic compliance checklists to deliver strategic security insights.
This course is designed for:
- ISMS managers implementing ISO 27001 risk assessment requirements
- Risk analysts conducting information security risk assessments
- Security consultants facilitating client risk assessment projects
- Compliance managers integrating EBIOS studies into governance frameworks
- IT managers responsible for operational security risk management
- Business continuity managers analyzing security-related disruption scenarios
- Audit managers evaluating information security risk assessment processes
- Cybersecurity specialists developing threat-informed defense strategies
- Privacy officers assessing security risks to personal data processing
- Enterprise architects incorporating security risk insights into system designs
Learning Objectives
This course equips you to facilitate EBIOS risk assessment workshops, analyze strategic and operational security scenarios, and develop comprehensive risk treatment plans that meet ISO 27001 requirements and earn your PECB Risk Manager certification.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Assess organizational security baselines using EBIOS Workshop 1 scoping methodology
- Analyze threat sources and feared events through structured Workshop 2 techniques
- Design strategic scenarios connecting threat motivations to business asset impacts
- Build operational attack path models detailing threat realization methods
- Develop risk treatment strategies addressing both strategic and operational vulnerabilities
- Evaluate EBIOS study findings against ISO 27001 Annex A control frameworks
- Navigate stakeholder workshops using structured EBIOS facilitation approaches
- Synthesize comprehensive risk assessment reports with actionable security recommendations
Examination Prerequisites
A fundamental knowledge of risk management is required for this course.
Professional and Organizational Impact
When you lead information security risk assessments with a PECB Certified EBIOS Risk Manager credential and structured methodology expertise, you become a trusted facilitator of strategic security planning and operational risk management.
As a certified professional, you will benefit by:
- Build expertise in French national risk assessment methodology
- Gain confidence facilitating complex stakeholder risk workshops
- Strengthen ability to connect strategic threats to operational vulnerabilities
- Enhance credibility with structured, defensible risk assessment approaches
- Develop skills in scenario-based security planning and threat modeling
- Position yourself as specialist in advanced risk assessment methodologies
- Expand career opportunities in security consulting and risk management
Organizations with PECB-certified EBIOS Risk Manager professionals build stronger information security risk management capabilities, reduce assessment subjectivity, and demonstrate structured approach to regulatory compliance.
Your organization will benefit from:
- Structured risk assessment methodology producing consistent, defensible results
- Enhanced threat intelligence integration into operational security planning
- Improved stakeholder engagement through facilitated workshop approaches
- Reduced assessment bias through systematic scenario development processes
- Stronger compliance posture with internationally recognized risk methodology
- Better alignment between strategic security investments and operational threats
- Increased confidence in risk treatment prioritization and resource allocation
Educational Approach
This is a practical, certification-focused course designed to turn EBIOS methodology knowledge into facilitation expertise and workshop leadership confidence.
Methodology includes:
- Hands-on workshop facilitation using all five EBIOS methodology workshops
- Strategic scenario development exercises based on realistic threat intelligence
- Risk treatment prioritization workshops using business impact and likelihood assessments
- Stakeholder alignment simulations addressing typical resistance and constraint scenarios
- Case study analysis from critical infrastructure, financial services, healthcare sectors
- Group workshops producing complete EBIOS study documentation and deliverables
- Exam preparation with methodology application questions and time management strategies
Upcoming Sessions
Next available dates worldwide
Examination & Certification Information
Recognized credentials that advance your career
The PECB Certified EBIOS Risk Manager exam is a 3-hour written examination that fully meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification Programme (ECP). The exam covers three competency domains: fundamental principles and concepts of information security risk management using EBIOS method, information security risk management framework based on EBIOS method, and information security risk assessment using EBIOS method.
- PECB Certified EBIOS Provisional Risk Manager: Requires passing the exam and signing the PECB Code of Ethics
- PECB Certified EBIOS Risk Manager: Requires exam success, two years of risk management experience including 200 hours of EBIOS risk assessment activities, and signing the PECB Code of Ethics
Certification and examination fees are included in the training course price. In case of exam failure, you can retake the exam within 12 months at no additional cost.
