
Navigating Cyber Risk
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
DURATION
4 Days
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 4,800
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
This ‘live-run’ exercise comprises a safe-space experience of a cyber incident, enabling you to rise above the technical babble of fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
In today’s business landscape, the unfortunate truth is that cyber threats are constantly evolving. As cyber criminals become bolder and more sophisticated in their efforts to exploit the online networks of organizations, it’s more important than ever that businesses prioritize their cyber security strategy.
When a cyber incident occurs, it’s essential that business leaders have a toolkit of measured responses that are suitably swift and effective, to enable their organizations to cope with informed decisions, and actions that contribute to the overall resilience of their business.
This course will advance your ability to plan for the future and understand how to react and lead from a non-technical perspective when your organization is faced with the realization of cyber threats.
How you benefit
- Gain up-to-date knowledge about the latest cybersecurity risks in the ever-changing business landscape
- Learn to effectively identify, assess, and mitigate cyber security risks by detecting potential vulnerabilities and developing an incident response strategy
- Grasp the importance of safeguarding data, ensuring that sensitive information remains confidential and secure at all times
- Achieve a greater understanding of efficient incident response, crisis management, and communication strategies that minimize damage and facilitate a speedy recovery in the event of a cyber incident
- Build a strong professional network of industry experts, opening doors to future collaboration and mentorship=
How your organization benefits
- Adopt actionable cyber-security awareness for your organization to encourage good practice
- Learn to protect your organization’s reputation, maintain trust amongst interested parties, and enhance resilience in the event of cyber-security incidents
- Explore a competitive stance for your organization, making cyber security business as usual, contributing to the long-term success
Ideal Students
This course is for senior leaders working in operational roles such as finance, HR, business engagement, and facilities. It is of particular value to those in non-technical roles who will be affected by cyber incidents and will have to cooperate with the emergency responders who will be charged with minimizing the technical impact of such situations.
Delegates should have decision-making responsibilities in the event of a cyber incident to be able to fully grasp and put the learnings from this course into practice.
Admissions
Curriculum
This practical four-day course will explore a number of themes in relation to cyber risk, including a case study over the duration of the course to apply your learning.
Day One:
- Learn the intelligence-led approach to cyber security
- Analyse examples of cyber security incidents
Day Two:
- Review the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) categorization of incidents
- Participate in a counter-phishing exercise
- Hear from a leading industry speaker and gain valuable insights from their experience
Day Three:
- Understand the challenge of cyber risk across the supply chain
- Explore the evidence needed when cyber incidents happen
Day Four:
- Learn valuable insights from a guest lecture and discussion
- Understand how to declare when information is secure ‘enough’
- Explore how senior leaders should behave when cyber incidents occur
There will be a course dinner on evening three, offering the opportunity for your class to come together with a wider cohort of short-course learners to expand your networking opportunities.
Program Outcome
Throughout the course, you will hear from leading industry experts, network with a variety of business leaders, and work with other delegates to apply core aspects of the course to your organization.
During your time on this course, you will gain several stand-out learning experiences, including:
Applied Learning – A learning environment created by the course facilitator that draws on the experience and input of your course peers.
Knowledge Transfer – A steady stream of feedback from participating peers with diverse business backgrounds to help build your leadership skills.
Reflection – A rare time-out to contemplate your own leadership capabilities and challenges while engaging with our world-class faculty.
Network Expansion – An expanding professional network drawn from your peers.
Personal Growth – An expanding self-awareness of your own leadership competencies and how they can be honed.
Behavioral Change – An adoption of new rationales and mindsets that improve your managerial skills.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of this short business course, participants will be awarded the Manchester Professional Certificate in Coping with Cyber Risk. You will also receive a digital Manchester Professional Certificate in Coping with Cyber Risk from Accredible, in the form of an online certificate and badge which can be displayed on LinkedIn profiles and represents completion and participation in the course. You can choose to curate your own curriculum by attending any four courses from our extensive portfolio. On completion of the four courses of your choice, you will be awarded the Manchester Professional Diploma in Leadership.