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Course · Leadership & Governance

Cybersecurity and governance frameworks for institutions.

Risk, the Data Privacy Act, controls and the governance an auditor expects to see.

Who it is for

Who sits in the room, and what they leave able to do.

Leadership, IT, risk and compliance roles who own or oversee information security in an institution.

Governance

Explain what cybersecurity governance is and who is responsible for it.

Risk

Identify, classify and prioritise cyber risk.

Frameworks

Choose and align a governance framework.

Compliance

Meet the Data Privacy Act and prepare for audit.

Reporting

Report security to a board in terms it can act on.

Outline

6 modules, in the order they are taught.

  1. 01

    Cybersecurity governance

    Day 1. Governance, management and operations; the role of boards and executives.

  2. 02

    Risk management

    Day 1. Identification, classification, appetite, treatment and documentation.

  3. 03

    Frameworks and controls

    Day 1. The major frameworks, selection, alignment and mapping controls to objectives.

  4. 04

    Compliance and the Data Privacy Act

    Day 2. Privacy, retention, third-party risk and audit readiness.

  5. 05

    Incident governance

    Day 2. Roles during an incident, legal and reputational considerations, post-incident review.

  6. 06

    Metrics and the programme

    Day 2. Measuring effectiveness, board reporting, strategy, budget and culture.

Format, prerequisites and certificate

How it runs, and what you leave with.

Format

Format

Instructor-led, onsite, virtual or blended. 2 days, foundation level, 8 to 20 participants.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of IT systems. Experience in governance, risk or compliance helps.

Certificate

Certificate

Certificate of completion with a unique reference, verifiable online.

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How we train: from needs analysis to internal trainers.

Taught by the company that builds and operates the systems.

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