Cybersecurity Oversight for Board Members Training Course: Fulfilling Board Responsibilities in Digital Resilience and Data Privacy

Introduction

In today's interconnected digital landscape, cybersecurity is no longer solely an IT concern but a fundamental strategic risk that demands robust board-level oversight. This 5-day training course on Cybersecurity Oversight for Board Members is meticulously designed to equip directors with the essential knowledge and practical frameworks to fulfill their responsibilities in safeguarding digital resilience and data privacy within their organizations. Participants will gain deep insights into understanding complex cyber threats, assessing their strategic implications, guiding proactive defense strategies, and ensuring transparent communication and swift recovery during inevitable cyber incidents, ultimately protecting corporate assets and maintaining stakeholder trust.

This intensive program is tailored for Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), Executive Directors, Audit Committee members, Risk Committee members, and other senior leaders tasked with governance responsibilities. It will empower attendees with methodologies for asking the right questions of management, understanding key cybersecurity metrics, overseeing compliance with data privacy regulations, fostering a pervasive culture of cyber awareness, and integrating cyber risk management into overall enterprise risk management (ERM) and strategic planning. By mastering the principles of cybersecurity oversight, this course aims to enable participants to lead their organizations through the evolving digital threat landscape, build inherent cyber resilience, and enhance their reputation as responsible and secure entities.

Duration: 5 Days

Target Audience:

  • Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)
  • Executive Directors and C-suite Executives (CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CIOs, CISOs)
  • Members of Audit and Risk Committees
  • Board Chairs and Lead Independent Directors
  • Company Secretaries and Governance Professionals
  • Legal Counsel and Compliance Officers
  • Senior Regulators and Policy Makers
  • Aspiring Board Members seeking to understand cyber governance.

Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Articulate the board's fiduciary duties and strategic responsibilities in cybersecurity oversight.
  • Understand the current cyber threat landscape and common attack vectors.
  • Interpret cybersecurity metrics and reports to assess organizational cyber posture.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of robust data privacy and digital resilience strategies.
  • Guide effective crisis response and recovery plans in the event of a cyber incident.

Course Modules:

Module 1: The Board's Fiduciary Duty in Cybersecurity

  • Understanding the board's legal, ethical, and reputational obligations for cybersecurity.
  • The evolving regulatory landscape for data protection and cyber governance.
  • Case studies of board accountability failures in major cyber breaches.
  • The economic impact of cyber incidents and their implications for shareholder value.
  • Defining "digital resilience" and its strategic importance for the organization.

Module 2: Understanding the Cyber Threat Landscape

  • Common cyber threats and attack methodologies: ransomware, phishing, insider threats, supply chain attacks.
  • The motivations behind cyberattacks: financial gain, espionage, activism, nation-state.
  • Emerging threats: AI-powered attacks, deepfakes, quantum computing risks.
  • Industry-specific threat landscapes and vulnerabilities.
  • Key cybersecurity terminology for board members.

Module 3: Cybersecurity Frameworks and Risk Assessment Oversight

  • Overview of leading cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001).
  • The board's role in setting cyber risk appetite and tolerance.
  • Challenging management's cyber risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
  • Understanding the organization's critical assets and their protection.
  • Integrating cyber risk into the broader Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework.

Module 4: Data Privacy Governance and Regulatory Compliance

  • Key global data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, local data protection acts).
  • The board's oversight of data governance policies and practices.
  • Ensuring compliance with privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles.
  • Managing data breaches with personal data implications.
  • The ethical dimensions of data collection, usage, and retention.

Module 5: Cyber Resilience and Incident Response Oversight

  • Building organizational resilience: prevention, detection, response, recovery.
  • The board's role in approving and testing incident response plans.
  • Crisis communication strategies during a cyber incident (internal and external).
  • Post-incident review: learning from breaches and improving defenses.
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery planning in a cyber context.

Module 6: Board's Role in Cybersecurity Investments and Resources

  • Evaluating the adequacy of cybersecurity budgets and resource allocation.
  • Understanding key cybersecurity metrics (KPIs and KRIs) for board reporting.
  • Ensuring sufficient talent, skills, and training within the cybersecurity function.
  • Overseeing investments in cybersecurity technologies and tools.
  • The value proposition of cybersecurity from a business perspective.

Module 7: Third-Party Risk Management and Supply Chain Security

  • The board's oversight of third-party cybersecurity risks (vendors, partners, cloud providers).
  • Due diligence practices for assessing vendor security posture.
  • Contractual protections for data privacy and security.
  • Managing risks inherent in the digital supply chain.
  • Case studies of supply chain cyberattacks and their impact.

Module 8: Fostering a Cyber-Aware Culture and Continuous Improvement

  • The board's role in promoting a pervasive cybersecurity culture across the organization.
  • Encouraging regular employee cybersecurity awareness training.
  • Empowering the CISO and cybersecurity leadership.
  • Continuous monitoring of the cyber landscape and adapting strategies.
  • Participants' action plans for enhancing cybersecurity oversight in their own boardrooms.

CERTIFICATION

  • Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

TRAINING VENUE

  • Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

AIRPORT PICK UP AND ACCOMMODATION

  • Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to info@macskillsdevelopment.com

 

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