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Cyber Risk Management for Executives & Boards Training Course

Prepares executives and board members to set cyber risk appetite, challenge risk reports, weigh security investments and lead decisions during major incidents.

CRR · Cyber & Digital Risk ManagementAll Levels#2756ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Risk, Compliance & GovernanceCategories:Cyber & Digital Risk Management

Course Overview

This course equips executives and board members to oversee cyber risk as a business, financial, operational, and governance priority. It focuses on risk appetite, accountability, regulatory exposure, incident readiness, and the decisions senior leaders must make when cybersecurity threats affect business continuity and organizational reputation. Participants learn to interpret cyber risk reports, challenge risk assessments, evaluate investment priorities, and establish effective oversight mechanisms. Practical exercises address board-level reporting, third-party exposure, cyber incident escalation, and the integration of cyber risk into enterprise risk management.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the business implications of major cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Establish executive and board responsibilities for cybersecurity oversight.
  • Define cyber risk appetite, tolerance, and escalation thresholds.
  • Evaluate cyber risk in terms of financial, operational, legal, and reputational impact.
  • Review cybersecurity investment proposals against business priorities.
  • Assess third-party, supply chain, and technology-related exposures.
  • Interpret cyber risk indicators, control effectiveness, and executive dashboards.
  • Strengthen governance, accountability, and regulatory oversight.
  • Evaluate incident response, crisis management, and business continuity readiness.
  • Develop a practical cyber risk oversight and improvement plan.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for board directors, board risk and audit committee members, chief executive officers, chief operating officers, chief financial officers, chief information officers, chief information security officers, chief risk officers, and senior executives responsible for organizational resilience and governance. It is particularly relevant to government entities, ministries, banks, financial institutions, oil and gas companies, industrial enterprises, and large corporations where cyber incidents can disrupt essential services, expose sensitive information, affect financial performance, or create significant regulatory and reputational consequences. The course emphasizes strategic oversight and informed decision-making rather than technical cybersecurity administration.

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify cyber risks that could materially affect organizational objectives.
  • Distinguish executive oversight responsibilities from operational security responsibilities.
  • Establish clear cyber risk appetite and escalation criteria.
  • Evaluate cyber risk exposure using business impact and likelihood assessments.
  • Challenge risk reports and assess the adequacy of proposed mitigation measures.
  • Prioritize cybersecurity investments based on risk reduction and business value.
  • Assess third-party and supply chain cyber risk governance.
  • Interpret key risk indicators and control performance reports.
  • Evaluate organizational preparedness for cyber incidents and crisis scenarios.
  • Integrate cyber risk into enterprise risk management and board reporting.
  • Define governance actions, accountable owners, and review timelines.

Course Outline

Day 1

Cyber Risk in the Executive and Boardroom Context

  • Cyber risk as an enterprise risk affecting strategy, operations, finance, and reputation.
  • Current threat categories: ransomware, data breaches, identity compromise, insider threats, and supply chain attacks.
  • Business impact analysis: service disruption, financial loss, legal exposure, and stakeholder confidence.
  • The relationship between cybersecurity controls, organizational resilience, and business objectives.
  • Board oversight, executive accountability, and the responsibilities of technical leadership.
  • Integrating cyber risk into enterprise risk management frameworks.
  • Practical exercise: Review a simulated cyber incident and identify its potential strategic, financial, operational, and reputational consequences.
Day 2

Cyber Risk Governance, Appetite, and Accountability

  • Establishing cybersecurity governance structures and reporting lines.
  • Defining cyber risk appetite, tolerance levels, and escalation thresholds.
  • Assigning responsibilities across the board, executive management, risk, audit, and cybersecurity functions.
  • Evaluating policies, control frameworks, and management accountability.
  • Integrating cyber risk into strategic planning and major business decisions.
  • Assessing regulatory obligations and internal governance requirements.
  • Practical exercise: Develop a board-level cyber risk governance matrix with accountable owners, reporting frequency, and escalation criteria.
Day 3

Risk Assessment, Metrics, and Investment Decisions

  • Reviewing cyber risk assessments and prioritizing material exposures.
  • Evaluating risk likelihood, business impact, control maturity, and residual risk.
  • Assessing third-party, cloud, supply chain, and critical technology dependencies.
  • Interpreting key risk indicators, key performance indicators, and control effectiveness reports.
  • Reviewing cybersecurity budgets, investment proposals, and risk reduction priorities.
  • Distinguishing meaningful risk measures from technical metrics that lack business context.
  • Practical exercise: Assess a sample executive cyber risk dashboard and recommend priorities for mitigation and investment.
Day 4

Incident Readiness, Crisis Management, and Resilience

  • Executive responsibilities during a significant cyber incident.
  • Incident escalation, decision authority, and crisis communication protocols.
  • Evaluating incident response plans and business continuity arrangements.
  • Assessing recovery priorities for critical systems, services, and data.
  • Managing legal, regulatory, customer, employee, and media communication considerations.
  • Conducting executive tabletop exercises and reviewing lessons learned.
  • Evaluating cyber resilience across essential suppliers and external service providers.
  • Practical exercise: Participate in a simulated ransomware crisis requiring executive decisions on containment, operational continuity, stakeholder communication, and recovery.
Day 5

Board Reporting and Cyber Risk Action Planning

  • Designing concise, decision-oriented cyber risk reports for boards and executive committees.
  • Linking risk indicators to business objectives, risk appetite, and mitigation decisions.
  • Establishing oversight routines for material risks, exceptions, and overdue actions.
  • Reviewing assurance mechanisms, independent assessments, and control improvement plans.
  • Defining priorities for cyber resilience, investment, accountability, and executive awareness.
  • Developing a phased implementation roadmap with measurable milestones.
  • Final workshop: Prepare a board-level cyber risk oversight plan covering key exposures, risk appetite, governance responsibilities, investment priorities, incident readiness, reporting metrics, and a 90-day action plan.

Upcoming Dates

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