Cybersecurity Governance for Board Members

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

Cybersecurity Governance for Board Members

Course Description

This comprehensive course is designed to teach how business and risk management expertise, already present in the board room, can be applied to cybersecurity oversight. Participants will learn how to wade through the onslaught of cybersecurity news and select what is relevant to their individual organization's threat profile. The curriculum includes inside perspectives on the challenges of managing an enterprise cybersecurity program and provides tools for surfacing cultural and organizational challenges where the board can provide actionable oversight. This program addresses the critical role that board members play in overseeing cybersecurity strategies, ensuring regulatory compliance and mitigating risks to protect organizational assets and reputation.

Course Content

Threats

  • What should be expected of management in establishing the organization’s threat profile along with skills and experience that directors can apply in validating or challenging that profile

Roles and Departmental Structure 

  • Review of common roles and departmental structures in organizations of different sizes to help participants visualize capabilities commonly present in organizations of differing maturity levels
  • Practical examples that highlight the expectations and activities of operational and risk management teams in an organization with an emphasis on how those tactical matters might manifest in board-level discussions

Cyber Management

  • Discussion about the way internal cyber management paints a picture of what expectations are reasonable to make of senior managers and executive leaders and how that activity might call for board oversight
Requirements & Materials

Prerequisites

Recommended: Basic risk management oversight skills such as evaluating likelihood and impact will be helpful in this course, even if that experience is related to non-technical risks.

Materials

Required: Computer with Microsoft Office


 

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for sitting and aspiring board members who are seeking to enhance their understanding and capabilities in overseeing cybersecurity risks. It is particularly suited for those who wish to comply with new regulations, such as the recently updated SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) rules on cybersecurity disclosures. Board members from various sectors who need to oversee cybersecurity risk management and ensure robust governance will find this course invaluable.

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What You Will Learn

  • Latest cybersecurity threats and regulatory requirements, such as the SEC's new rules on cybersecurity risk management and disclosure
  • Duties and roles involved in enterprise cybersecurity management
  • Role of directors in cybersecurity oversight
  • Practical steps to enhance board governance regarding cybersecurity risks
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How You Will Benefit

  • Develop critical insights and practical skills to fulfill governance roles more effectively in relation to cybersecurity.
  • Gain an understanding of how to navigate and manage cybersecurity risks.
  • Enhance ability to protect an organization's digital assets, comply with regulatory standards, and safeguard shareholder value.
  • Learn to mitigate personal liability in case of cybersecurity incidents.
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