Cyber Security Training for Managers and the Boardroom

Cyber Security for Managers Course Outline

• Introduction

  • Assessing the stakes of cyber security
  • The importance for Board Members and the C-Suite

• Major Issues in Cyber Security

  • Reviewing common cyber security terms
  • Why is cyber security so difficult?
  • Related privacy issues
  • Examining how high the stakes are
  • Defining cyber security principles

• Cyber Security Risk Management Process

  • 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

• Guidance for Board Members and the C-Suite

  • Establishing the proper cyber security governance model and oversight
  • Management responsibilities
  • Board responsibilities
  • Key questions that need to be asked and answered
  • Dealing with cyber security breaches
  • Using cyber security insurance

• Additional Tools Provided as Part of the Course

  • Draft Outline for Cyber Security Action Plan
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Key Questions to be asked and answered
  • Copy of the Book Rosenquist, Matt, ed. Navigating the Digital Age: The Definitive Cybersecurity Guide for Directors and Officers. Caxton Publishing, 2015