Navigating Cyber Risk

This practical four-day course will explore a number of themes in relation to cyber risk, including a case study over the duration of the course to apply your learning.

Day one:

• Learn the intelligence-led approach to cyber security
• Analyse examples of cyber security incidents

Day two:

• Review the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) categorisation of incidents
• Participate in a counter-phishing exercise
• Hear from a leading industry speaker and gain valuable insights from their experience

Day three:

• Understand the challenge of cyber risk across the supply chain
• Explore the evidence needed when cyber incidents happen

Day four:

• Learn valuable insights from a guest lecture and discussion
• Understand how to declare when information is secure ‘enough’
• Explore how senior leaders should behave when cyber incidents occur

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There will be a course dinner on evening three, offering the opportunity for your class to come together with a wider cohort of short-course learners to expand your networking opportunities.

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Throughout the course, you will hear from leading industry experts, network with a variety of business leaders and work with other delegates to apply core aspects of the course to your organisation.

During your time on this course, you will gain several stand-out learning experiences, including:

Applied Learning – A learning environment created by the course facilitator that draws on the experience and input of your course peers.

Knowledge Transfer – A steady stream of feedback from participating peers with diverse business backgrounds to help build your leadership skills.

Reflection – A rare time-out to contemplate your own leadership capabilities and challenges while engaging with our world-class faculty.

Network Expansion – An expanding professional network drawn from your peers.

Personal Growth – An expanding self-awareness of your own leadership competencies and how they can be honed.

Behavioural Change – An adoption of new rationales and mindsets that improve your managerial skills.

• Gain up-to-date knowledge about the latest cyber security risks in the ever-changing business landscape
• Learn to effectively identify, assess, and mitigate cyber security risks by detecting potential vulnerabilities and developing an incident response strategy
• Grasp the importance of safeguarding data, ensuring that sensitive information remains confidential and secure at all times
• Achieve a greater understanding of efficient incident response, crisis management and communication strategies which minimise damage and facilitate a speedy recovery in the event of a cyber incident
• Build a strong professional network of industry experts, opening doors to future collaboration and mentorship

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This course is for senior leaders working in operational roles such as finance, HR, business engagement, and facilities. It is of particular value to those in non-technical roles who will be affected by cyber incident and will have to cooperate with the emergency responders who will be charged with minimising the technical impact of such situations. 

Delegates should have decision-making responsibilities in the event of a cyber incident to be able to fully grasp and put the learnings from this course into practice.

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