Cyber Resilience for Business Leaders

Program Overview

The Cyber Resilience for Business Leaders program, offered by Vlerick Business School, prepares leaders to mitigate cyber risks through discussions, case studies, and assessments. It explores cyber threats, human behavior, data privacy, and ethical challenges posed by AI, equipping participants to proactively address cyberattacks and build resilience within their organizations. The program costs €1995 and is designed for leaders, managers, and specialists involved in cybersecurity, data privacy, or AI ethics.

Program Outline

The program aims to equip participants with the tools to mitigate cyber risk within their organizations. It emphasizes the growing reliance of businesses on technology and the corresponding increase in vulnerability to cyber threats. The program highlights the far-reaching consequences of a single cyber incident, underscoring the critical need for building resilience. The program explores changes in the regulatory environment and the ethical challenges posed by AI. Participants will develop their knowledge through discussions, case studies, a business simulation, and a maturity assessment.

Outline:

The program consists of four half-day live online modules:

• Module 1: Cyber threats and regulation: This module covers essential cybersecurity and resilience principles, the evolution of cyber threats and their business impact, the implications of new regulations like the EU’s AI Act and NIS2, and integrating cyber regulation into enterprise risk management.
The instructor is Patrick Coomans. Following this module, participants engage in an online cyber-attack simulation to handle typical attack scenarios and management responses.
• Module 2: Human behaviour and cyber strategies: This module explores the human-technology relationship and its effect on teams, addresses human behavioral challenges in cyber planning, examines how AI can enhance cyberattacks and strengthen mitigation strategies, and focuses on developing cyber strategies and investment decisions.
The instructor is Anna Collard. After this module, participants complete an online Digital Resilience maturity assessment to identify weaknesses in their organization's digital resilience. The instructor is Punit Bhatia. The program schedule is: June 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2025 (AM).

Teaching:

The program uses a combination of discussions, case studies, a business simulation, and a maturity assessment. The faculty includes:

• Patrick Coomans: Global product owner cybersecurity Vinçotte (Kiwa)
• Anna Collard: SVP Content Strategy & Evangelist at KnowBe4 AFRICA
• Punit Bhatia: Managing Consultant at FIT4PRIVACY

Other:

The program is offered by Vlerick Business School. The program is designed for leaders, managers, governance committee members, regulatory compliance officers, senior leaders, and generalist IT managers who work with cyber specialists. The program costs €1995 (excluding 21% VAT).