Cybersecurity for Management

8 timmar att slutföra

Schemalagda timmar: 8 timmar
Beräknade studietimmar: 2 timmar

Medel

Erfarenhet på medelnivå krävs

Online

8 platser tillgängliga

Lärare

Shamoona Imtiaz
Simon Bouget
Han Wang

Språk

English

This course is for decision makers and mangers to understand cybersecurity from a strategic and business perspective. Participants will learn what organizations need to protect, the threats they face, how vulnerabilities are exploited, who cyber attackers are and how attackers think. The course also explores how organizations can prepare for detect and respond to cyber incidents. Through practical examples and exercise, participants will examine phishing attacks. They will learn about what is cybercrime ecosystem and how to prevent and manage common cyberattacks. Attention is given to the role of decision makers including key considerations for actions to take before, during and after a cyber incident. This is to give knowledge about how individual behaviour can affect organizational security. The course also addresses the secure and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) including risks related to data loss, intellectual property, AI hallucination and considerations when selecting and using AI tools. Participants will discuss targeted attacks and reflect on appropriate managerial responses. Finally, the course introduces key cybersecurity compliance requirements and minimum security measures associated with ISO 27001 and NIS2. Overall, the course is designed to help managers make informed cybersecurity decisions, strengthen organizational resilience and better integrate cybersecurity into everyday management and business operations.

Lärandemål

Understand fundamental cybersecurity concepts, threats and attack strategies affecting organisations, and their potential impact on the organisation.
Interpret and evaluate assessments and recommendations provided by specialists, to select security controls and investments according to risk-based principles.
Understand organisational responsibilities and key requirements arising from cybersecurity governance frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIS2, and ensure the organisation compliance.
Assess risks associated with AI systems, cyber-threat intelligence and AI-enabled attacks.
Contribute effectively to organisational preparedness, incident response, recovery and continuous improvement activities, including the promotion of security-conscious behaviors and communication with relevant stakeholders.
Apply practical measures to improve the security of organisational accounts, information, communications and digital assets.

Förkunskaper

No specific technical cybersecurity knowledge or skill are required. Ability to use a computer, web browser, email and common workplace digital services. It is not mandatory but would be good a have familiarity with common AI tools and general awareness of cybersecurity, risk management, European data protection framework and regulations.

Moduler

Cybersecurity Foundations and Risk Thinking

2 timmar att slutföra

Understand cybersecurity concepts well enough to reason about cyber risk, evaluate trade-offs, and promote appropriate security behaviour within the organisation: - Cybersecurity mindset: security as a trade-off, security culture. - Fundamental concepts: CIA triad, trust relationships. - Defence in depth and Weakest-link principles. - Cybercrime ecosystem, targeted vs opportunistic attacks, hybrid threats. - Quantitative vs intuitive risk assessment. - How to communicate with experts.

Organisational Security and Risk Management

2 timmar att slutföra

Understand organisational cyber risk well enough to support specialists, make informed decisions, and prioritise protective measures appropriately. - Practical security measures: Password managers, MFA, phishing awareness, back-ups. - Supplier and third-party risk, Open-source vs proprietary dependencies. - Security-by-design - Security policy trade-offs, security investments and prioritisation. - Modelling good security behaviours as a manager, leading by example. - Incident response and recovery basics.

AI Risks, Threat Intelligence and Emerging Threats

2 timmar att slutföra

Schemalagda timmar: 2h

Understand how AI changes the cyber threat landscape and assess the risks associated with - - AI-enabled tools, attacks and decision-making processes. - AI fundamentals, appropriate AI tool selection. - Technology risks: Data leakage to AI services, Reliability of AI outputs (hallucinations), Risks of autonomous or agentic AI workflows. - AI uses by attackers: Deepfakes, AI-assisted phishing, Executive impersonation, Prompt injection attacks. - Cyber-threat intelligence.

Cybersecurity Compliance

2 timmar att slutföra

Schemalagda timmar: 1h

Understand management responsibilities under cybersecurity governance frameworks and support organisational compliance efforts. - Key cybersecurity requirements and practices under ISO 27001 and NIS2 covering - Cybersecurity risk management, governance and management responsibilities - Incident preparedness, response, business continuity and organizational resilience - Managing security risks related to people, technology, suppliers and third parties - Implementation, assessment and continuous improvement of cybersecurity measures

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Den här kursen ingår i följande lärvägar: CISO, SME Cybersecurity Responsible

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8 timmar att slutföra

Medel

Online

Lärare

Shamoona Imtiaz

Simon Bouget

Han Wang

Språk

Lärandemål

Förkunskaper

Moduler

Cybersecurity Foundations and Risk Thinking

2 timmar att slutföra

Organisational Security and Risk Management

2 timmar att slutföra

AI Risks, Threat Intelligence and Emerging Threats

2 timmar att slutföra

Cybersecurity Compliance

2 timmar att slutföra

Bygg din expertis

Den här kursen ingår i följande lärvägar: CISO, SME Cybersecurity Responsible

Vet du inte var du ska börja?