This program is designed to empower security leaders and governance professionals to establish and mature an Information Security Governance program that is fully integrated with business strategy:

• Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and aspiring CISOs.
• Security Directors and Managers.
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Professionals.
• Internal Auditors and Assurance Providers.
• IT Steering Committee Members.
• Enterprise Architects.
• Senior IT Managers.

• Role-playing scenarios for C-Suite budget and strategy justification.
• Group activities designing a Security Steering Committee charter.
• Case studies on successful security-business alignment programs.
• Developing mock governance reports and scorecards.
• Discussions on board-level security accountability and legal obligations.

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Security Governance

• The distinction between governance, management, and operations.
• The role and responsibilities of the Board, C-Suite, and security leadership.
• Key principles of effective security governance (e.g., accountability, transparency).
• Introduction to governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ISO 27001).

• Techniques for translating business goals into security requirements.
• Developing a security vision and mission statement.
• Integrating security planning with strategic business planning.
• Defining and communicating the organisation's security risk appetite.

Unit 2: Establishing the Governance Structure

• Different models for the CISO function (centralized, decentralized, hybrid).
• The design and charter of the Security Steering Committee.
• Defining roles, responsibilities, and accountability (RACI matrix).
• Engaging key stakeholders across IT, Legal, HR, and Operations.

• Developing a comprehensive security policy framework.
• Distinguishing between policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Ensuring policies are enforceable, measurable, and relevant.
• Review and maintenance cycles for governance documentation.

Unit 3: Risk Management Oversight

• Oversight of the risk identification, assessment, and treatment process.
• Establishing criteria for acceptable and unacceptable risk.
• Integrating security risk reporting with Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).
• Monitoring and validating risk mitigation efforts.

• Governing regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, SOX, HIPAA).
• The role of internal and external audit in governance.
• Defining control objectives and monitoring control effectiveness.
• Managing exceptions and non-compliance procedures.

Unit 4: Security Program Management and Metrics

• Developing and executing a multi-year security strategy and roadmap.
• Justifying and managing the security budget and resource allocation.
• Establishing a security architecture review board.
• Integrating security into the Mergers & Acquisitions due diligence process.

• Defining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
• Developing governance-level security metrics and scorecards.
• Techniques for translating technical metrics into business context.
• Effective communication of security status and value to the Board.

Unit 5: Business Continuity and Organisational Resilience

• Governing Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Disaster Recovery (DR).
• Setting recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs).
• Oversight of incident response planning and testing.
• Integrating cyber resilience into the overall business continuity plan.

• Governing emerging technologies (Cloud, IoT, AI).
• Integrating privacy by design into the governance model.
• The impact of third-party and supply chain risk on governance.
• Developing a mature security culture as a governance pillar.