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Executive Education Training: Cyber Security

This programme provides CEOs, Directors and Non-Executive Directors with frameworks and best practice for managing cyber security-related risk, separate from the specialised IT infrastructure typically associated with this topic.

Course content includes lectures and highly interactive discussions, as well as case studies related to:

Overall cybersecurity awareness
The role of non-tech leaders in cyber security management
Actionable ideas to increase cyber resilience
How to measure the organisation’s cyber-safety level—and how it is changing over time
How to speak the language of cyber security to enable informed conversations with your technology teams and colleagues, and ensure your organisation is as cyber secure as possible

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