Cybersecurity - Fundamentals

At the end of the session, participants will:

• get an introduction to cyber security (vocabulary, concepts, challenges, etc.)
• gain a high-level understanding of the various security risks and threats targeting organisations today
• understand the link between cyber security and risk management
• understand what boards of organisations need to ask and consider for adopting or strengthening cyber security in their organisations
• identify industry standard frameworks and best practices that help an organisation to achieve a robust and mature cyber security posture

• An Introduction to cyber security and the related challenges
• • Reviewing common cyber security terms and principles
  • Why is cyber security so difficult?
  • Related privacy issues
  • Keeping track of the latest threats
• Introduction to cyber security risk management
• • The need for a risk management process
  • Reviewing cyber security frameworks and related management tools
  • Recommendations and description of the use of a risk management process
  • Presentation of key security controls
• Overview of key concepts for board members and the C-Suite
• • Establishing the proper cyber security governance model and oversight
  • Management and board responsibilities
  • Dealing with cyber security breaches
  • High level approach to define a cyber security strategy

This course is suitable for business leaders and IT professionals including, but not limited to:

• CEO, CRO, CIO, CISO, Business Executives, Directors, Senior Managers, Risk Practitioners and other top management executives
• Relevant administrators and IT managers: Information Security Managers, IT Risk Management professionals
• All employees and individuals of an organization with an interest/business relevance for information security or cybersecurity

No exam is available for this training course.