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Cyber Security Management in Organisations

Course
2017-2018

Admission requirements

Admission only after intake, see website of the Cyber Security Academy
Admission only for those students who are enrolled in the governance track.

Description

In this module we will analyse and discuss the factors driving cyber security from an organisational and transformation perspective. Governance, strategy and change management within the context of cyber security are central.

Course objectives

Participants have:

  • understanding of the key factors of a resilient Cyber secure organisation, its interconnectivity and the different elements of effective (cyber/information) risk management

  • knowledge and understanding of the concepts and different approaches of change management and are able to apply these in order to reduce risks

  • understanding of the culture and structures of organisations and work organisation and job design

Participants are able to:

  • perform risk analysis and communicate the results to the stakeholders; to explain the necessity of implementation of cybersecurity within an organisation to senior management

Timetable

7 days from 9.30 until 17.00

Thursday February 1, 2018
Friday February 2, 2018
Friday February 9, 2018
Friday February 16, 2018
Friday February 23, 2018
Friday March 9, 2018
Friday March 16, 2018

Mode of instruction

Lectures, seminars, exercises, class discussion
Lecturers: to be announced

Course Load

5 EC

Assessment method

Team assignment (30%), Exam (70%)
No compensation is possible for assignments of 30% or more.

Blackboard

Yes, for posting slides of lectures, relevant literature and assignments

Reading list

Compulsory literature and literature for further consultation will be announced via Blackboard

Registration

No registration is required for lectures and exams.

Contact

Drs. Mireille Snels, programme manager Pauline Hutten MSc, programme coordinator

Remarks

For more information see the website of the Cyber Security Academy