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ISC2 Certified Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)

Intermediate Level

Become a trusted expert in governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance with ISC2’s CGRC credential.

The Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) certification from ISC2 validates your skills and knowledge to manage and implement cybersecurity risk frameworks. Designed specifically for professionals responsible for IT governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance, the CGRC credential prepares you to lead your organization’s cybersecurity posture effectively by aligning IT processes with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

Master governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks to safeguard your organization’s digital assets.

The ISC2 CGRC course by Trainocate is a comprehensive 5-day training program designed to empower you with core competencies in:

  • Developing and managing cybersecurity frameworks
  • Implementing risk assessment methodologies
  • Navigating compliance with regulations (ISO, NIST, PDPA, GDPR)
  • Streamlining internal governance controls and auditing processes
  • Enhancing communication and reporting with senior stakeholders

Through practical scenarios and real-world case studies, you’ll learn to effectively guide your organization through regulatory landscapes and cybersecurity governance frameworks.

CGRC:
Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance

29 Sep–3 Oct 2025 | 15–18 Dec 2025

RM9,500.00

  • Exam Code: CGRC
  • Format: Multiple-choice, computer-based
  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Questions: 125 Passing
  • Score: 700 / 1000
  • Languages: English
  • Delivery: Pearson VUE (online/in-person)
  • Prerequisites: 2 years of cumulative work experience in one or more of the CGRC domains.

Skills measured:

  • Domain 1: Security and Privacy Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Program 
  • Domain 2: Scope of the System  
  • Domain 3: Selection and Approval of Framework, Security, and Privacy Controls 
  • Domain 4: Implementation of Security and Privacy Controls 
  • Domain 5: Assessment/Audit of Security and Privacy Controls 

  • Domain 7: Compliance Maintenance   

  • Domain 6. Legal, Risk and Compliance  

Who is this for?

  • Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance Project Manager 
  • Cybersecurity Risk & Controls Analyst 
  • Cybersecurity Third Party Risk Manager 
  • Enterprise Risk Manager 
  • Information Assurance Manager 
  • Cybersecurity Auditor
  • Cybersecurity Compliance Officer 
  • GRC Architect 
  • GRC Manager 
  • GRC Analyst  
  • GRC Director 

Governance, risk, and compliance specialists are increasingly essential in Malaysia due to tightening cybersecurity and data protection regulations

Malaysia’s Cyber Security Act 2024 and updated PDPA laws have fueled demand for skilled GRC professionals.

(Randstad salary guide 2025)

Senior GRC roles in Malaysia now command monthly salaries between RM15,000 and RM30,000. 

(Randstad salary guide 2025)

87% of CEOs and 78% of CISOs say regulatory compliance is key to cyber risk reduction

(WEF Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025)

Global Credibility

Gain internationally recognized credentials, aligning cybersecurity with enterprise governance and compliance.

Career Advancement

Qualify for senior-level roles in governance, compliance, and cybersecurity risk management.

Practical Application

Apply practical GRC frameworks directly into your organization’s cybersecurity strategy and compliance initiatives.

Enhanced Organizational Trust

Establish robust GRC processes that enhance trust with stakeholders, regulators, and customers.

Why choose Trainocate?

As an authorized ISC2 training provider, Trainocate Malaysia delivers the CGRC course through certified instructors equipped with deep GRC expertise. Our courses emphasize real-world scenarios, compliance strategies, and best practices aligned with global standards. Flexible delivery options, HRD Corp claimable training, extensive practice exams, and continuous expert mentorship ensure participants are thoroughly prepared to implement effective GRC frameworks within their organizations and successfully achieve their certification. 

FAQs

The CGRC certification is particularly beneficial for cybersecurity professionals who specialize in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). It’s especially relevant for those focused on information security, risk management, and regulatory compliance. In government IT environments, the demand for these skills is high, making CGRC a valuable credential for public sector roles. 

The choice between CRISC and CGRC depends largely on your career goals and the industry you’re in:

  • CRISC is typically a better fit if you’re pursuing a broad IT risk management career. It covers risk management across multiple sectors and offers a wider range of job opportunities, making it appealing for professionals managing IT risks in diverse environments.
  • CGRC is more specialized, tailored for professionals working with or within U.S. federal government agencies or federal contractors. It focuses on the NIST Risk Management Framework and federal compliance, offering deep expertise for these specific environments.
  • Career-wise, CRISC generally provides broader opportunities and higher earning potential, while CGRC delivers targeted expertise in federal compliance.

The CGRC certification is an excellent choice for those in federal IT environments or for government contractors.

It offers a specialized focus on the NIST Risk Management Framework and federal compliance, equipping professionals with skills in high demand within regulated sectors.

For those pursuing careers in federal IT governance and compliance, CGRC can be a highly asset.

However, if you’re seeking more flexibility across various industries, CRISC or similar GRC certifications might provide a wider range of options.

Organizations in Malaysia are moving GRC from a checklist to a board-level discipline.

  • With CGRC, you demonstrate fluency across governance frameworks, risk assessment, control design, and compliance operations—skills that map to roles such as GRC Analyst, Risk & Compliance Manager, Internal Control Lead, and eventually Head of GRC/CRO.
  • In regulated verticals (financial services, healthcare, critical infrastructure), CGRC holders often help translate laws and standards (e.g., CSA 2024, PDPA amendments, ISO/IEC 27001) into pragmatic controls, KRIs, and audit-ready evidence.

That combination of policy literacy and operational execution is exactly what hiring managers seek when scaling risk programs.

In terms of compensation signaling, ERI’s SalaryExpert estimates the average GRC Analyst salary in Malaysia at RM104,662, with entry-level near RM75,135 and senior roles around RM130,227—a range that reflects the premium on credible governance and risk skills.

Use CGRC to frame your impact (reduced audit findings, faster control remediation, or improved policy adoption) alongside these market baselines during reviews and interviews.

Pro Tip: Translate your CGRC knowledge into three quantified outcomes (e.g., “cut vendor-risk cycle time by 30%”) and put them in your CV’s top summary.

The Cyber Security Act 2024 (Act 854) legislation came into effect on 26 Aug 2024.

  • It establishes the National Cyber Security Committee, defines duties for National Critical Information Infrastructure (NCII) sector leads and entities, and imposes obligations around risk assessments, audits, and incident reporting—plus licensing for cybersecurity service providers.
  • Simultaneously, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (Act A1727) has been gazetted and is being commenced in phases from Jan–Jun 2025 via official notices from the Personal Data Protection Department (JPDP/PDPC).

Together, these moves push organizations to formalize governance, build evidence-based controls, and tighten reporting.

For ISC2 CGRC-certified professionals, that means strategic opportunity:

  • you can design governance models that map CSA/PDPA requirements to policies, controls, and metrics
  • stand up defensible risk registers
  • support regulators and auditors with consistent documentation and monitoring

The endgame is resilience—less firefighting, more continuous assurance.

Pro Tip: Build a one-page CSA/PDPA control-mapping sheet (law → policy → control → evidence owner) and use it as your interview leave-behind.

ISC2’s 2024 Cybersecurity Workforce Study reports a global gap of 4.76 million professionals needed to adequately secure organizations, up 19% year-over-year.

Crucially for Malaysia and its neighbors, APAC represents the largest regional shortfall—about 3.37 million—reflecting fast digitization, expanding regulations, and ubiquitous cloud adoption.

For candidates, the ISC2 CGRC credential is a way to stand out: compared with single-domain credentials, CGRC advertises integrated capability (governance + risk + compliance) that employers prize when building mature second-line/three-lines models and audit-ready programs.

As Malaysia enforces CSA 2024 and rolls out PDPA amendments, organizations must operationalize compliance (policies, controls, KRIs, testing) rather than rely on ad-hoc fixes.

That’s where CGRC-trained professionals add leverage—closing gaps between legal language and day-to-day risk decisions, and aligning functions (IT, SecOps, Legal, Audit) under a common control framework.

Pro Tip: In applications, explicitly reference APAC’s workforce gap and explain how your GRC-driven controls can shorten time-to-assurance for a hiring team.

AI is moving from pilots to control automation: policy mapping, evidence collection, regulatory-change monitoring, third-party screening, and anomaly detection.

A Moody’s KYC survey reports that compliance professionals most commonly cite improved process efficiency (72%) from AI—alongside faster data analysis and cost benefits.

At the same time, executives remain cautious about oversight, underscoring the need for strong governance:

  • model risk management
  • approvals
  • role-based access
  • clear audit trails

For Malaysian organizations juggling CSA/PDPA expectations, AI can help operationalize “continuous compliance” (near-real-time checks, proactive alerts) if wrapped in sound GRC processes.

ISC2 CGRC-certified pros are well-placed to govern AI rather than just deploy it—defining control objectives, aligning AI use with policies/ethics, and ensuring that outputs are auditable.

That’s the differentiator recruiters look for: not “we have tools,” but “we have controlled tools.”

Pro Tip: Propose a pilot: pick one high-volume control (e.g., vendor screening), define guardrails, and measure cycle-time reduction, exceptions, and audit readiness pre/post AI.

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