Digital services now sit at the centre of banking, government, healthcare, education and commerce, which makes information security a standing board-level concern. Attackers target the weakest link, whether that is an unpatched server, a supplier or a distracted employee, and regulators in many sectors expect documented governance, risk assessment and incident reporting. Executives who do not understand the basics cannot judge whether the organisation is protected or where to invest.

Executive Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course gives senior leaders both the strategic and the practical picture. The programme opens with cyber threats, attacker methods and the business impact of incidents, then builds a working understanding of ISO/IEC 27001: context, leadership commitment, scope, risk assessment methodology, treatment plans, the statement of applicability and the Annex A control themes. Subsequent days examine identity and access, network and cloud security, vendor risk, awareness, data protection, vulnerability management, monitoring, incident response and recovery, resilience testing, metrics, audit and certification preparation.

Learning is deliberately interactive. Leaders take part in risk workshops, review sample policies and audit findings, run a ransomware table-top exercise and design a security roadmap with budget, ownership and reporting lines for their own organisation.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the cyber threat landscape and its business impact in plain terms.
• Define leadership responsibilities for information security governance and culture.
• Interpret the clauses of ISO/IEC 27001 and the control themes of ISO/IEC 27002.
• Set the scope of an information security management system and prepare a statement of applicability.
• Run an information security risk assessment and select appropriate treatments.
• Evaluate controls for identity, cloud, third-party and data protection risk.
• Direct incident response, crisis communication and business continuity arrangements.
• Plan internal audit, management review and readiness for ISO 27001 certification.

The programme is designed for people who are accountable for, or must challenge, information security decisions, including:

• Chief executives, managing directors and board members
• Chief information officers and chief information security officers
• Heads of risk, compliance and internal audit
• Chief operating and finance officers
• Legal counsel and data protection officers
• IT managers and security managers moving into leadership roles
• Senior officials in ministries, regulators and state corporations
• Directors of banks, telecoms, health providers and NGOs handling sensitive data

Participants leave with:

• A board-level view of their organisation cyber risk and priorities.
• A draft scope statement and risk assessment approach for ISO 27001.
• An outline statement of applicability with control owners.
• A tested incident response and crisis communication plan.
• A set of questions and indicators for challenging security reports.
• A multi-year security roadmap with budget assumptions.

The programme is designed for senior leaders with limited time and high accountability. It features:

• Executive briefings that translate technical subjects into business decisions
• Risk assessment and policy drafting workshops using a case organisation
• A full-day table-top simulation of a cyber crisis
• Review of sample audit reports, supplier questionnaires and board papers
• Peer exchange on governance models across sectors

Participants who attend the full programme and take part in the simulations and workshops receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy. It recognises professional development and is not an ISO 27001 auditor qualification.