Cybersecurity Governance for Board Members Course

Secure Your Knowledge and Eliminate Cyber Risk

Cyber threats affect every industry, endangering businesses and their employees worldwide. Cybersecurity Governance for Board Members is a course designed to equip C-suite and board leaders with the tools, essential language, and strategies to protect their organizations from evolving cyber threats. The comprehensive course teaches board members how to leverage their existing business and risk management skills to oversee cybersecurity.

What is the Cybersecurity Governance Course?

The Executive Education open enrollment course was developed by renowned faculty and industry experts in cybersecurity, data privacy, and corporate policy. The course will cover how board members can ensure regulatory compliance, mitigate risks, and safeguard organizational assets and reputation. Top cyber professionals will teach about the challenges of managing an enterprise cybersecurity program, tools to identify cultural and organizational challenges, and cyber-related standards from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and global counterparts.

How Will You Benefit

Develop critical insights and practical skills to fulfill governance roles more effectively concerning cybersecurity.
Gain an understanding of how to navigate and manage cybersecurity risks.
Enhance your ability to protect an organization's digital assets, comply with regulatory standards, and safeguard shareholder value.
Learn to mitigate personal liability in case of cybersecurity incidents.

The Changing Face of Cybersecurity

97%

Organizations Have Gaps in Cloud Risk Management

PwC

51%

Enterprises Reported a Breach in the Past Two Years

Pentera

74%

Organizations Say Insider Attacks Have Become More Frequent

Cybersecurity Insiders

Course at a Glance

Cybersecurity Governance for Board Members is a two-day course that covers responsibilities in enterprise cybersecurity management, the role of directors in cybersecurity oversight, and practical steps to enhance board governance regarding cybersecurity risks.

Dates and Times

Spring Class:
- TBA

Format

On-Campus: Scheller College of Business

Registration and Cost

Spring 2025 registration opens soon
$4,700

More About Cybersecurity Governance for Board Members

You will leave this course with an understanding of:

Threats
- What should be expected of management in establishing the organization’s threat profile, along with skills and experience that directors can apply in validating or challenging that profile.
Roles and Departmental Structure
- Common roles and departmental structures in organizations of different sizes to help participants visualize capabilities commonly present in organizations of differing maturity levels.
- Practical examples highlighting the expectations and activities of operational and risk management teams in an organization with an emphasis on how those tactical matters might manifest in board-level discussions.
Cyber Management
- Reasonable cyber management expectations of senior managers and executive leaders and how that expectation might call for board oversight.
- Sitting and aspiring board directors
- Directors from various sectors who oversee cybersecurity risk management
- CEO, CFO, CIO, COO, CMO, CTO, senior vice president, vice president, chairperson, and vice chairperson roles
- We highly recommend sending multiple individuals from your organization and board so they can develop a shared language and understanding of concepts

Faculty and Industry Experts

Jerry Perullo

Professor of the Practice, Georgia Tech School of Cybersecurity and Privacy and former 20-year CISO of the NYSE and its parent company, ICE

Cliff Baker

Two-time CEO and founder in healthcare cybersecurity and the author of the HITRUST cybersecurity framework

Kim Keever

CISO and SVP, Cox Communications, and the presidential appointee to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Council

Register for the Next Session

Cybersecurity leadership starts at Scheller. Registration for Spring 2025 opens soon.

Cybersecurity Governance for Board Members Course

Secure Your Knowledge and Eliminate Cyber Risk

Learn More About the Course

At a Glance

Learning Objectives

Faculty