Executive Training – Strategic Cybersecurity
Strengthen your ability to lead in the digital landscape
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue – it is a strategic leadership issue. This training provides boards and executive management with a deeper understanding of the business impact of cybersecurity, the risks in the digital environment, and the responsibilities that follow from NIS2 and the Cybersecurity Act (CSL).
Through the training, you gain the tools to make informed decisions, prioritize the right investments, and build a resilient organization where cybersecurity is a natural part of governance.
About the training:
Purpose of the training
- Provide leadership with a strategic understanding of cybersecurity and its impact on organizational governance.
- Explain how cybersecurity risks are business risks – not just technical challenges.
- Clarify leadership’s responsibilities under NIS2 and the Cybersecurity Act (CSL), including requirements for training, oversight, and resource allocation.
- Strengthen the organization’s ability to prevent, detect, and manage cyber threats through a risk-based approach.
Content – what you will learn
- Digitalization risks: How the threat landscape has evolved and why cyberattacks are a strategic threat.
- Fundamentals of cybersecurity: Key concepts and the balance between technology, processes, and people.
- Threat landscape and actors: From cybercriminals to state actors – understanding the motives behind attacks.
- NIS2 and the Cybersecurity Act (CSL): What the legal requirements mean for the board, CEO, and executive management.
- Leadership’s role and responsibilities: Strategy, oversight, budgeting, risk management, and security culture.
- Business-driven security work: How to integrate cybersecurity into the business strategy.
Results – What you will gain
- Assess cybersecurity business risks at a strategic level.
- Clarify roles, responsibilities, and mandates within executive leadership.
- Lead the organization’s systematic and risk-based security efforts.
- Ensure that the requirements of NIS2 and the Cybersecurity Act (CSL) are met in a proportionate manner.
- Communicate cybersecurity in a way that engages the board, management, and employees.
Practical information
🕒 Duration: 2.5 hours
👥 Target audience: Board members, CEO, executive management, CISO, CIO
📍 Format: On-site or online (company-specific)
📘 Language: Swedish or English
📄 Certificate: Certificate of participation for audits under the Cybersecurity Act
Why Cyber Defencely?
Through our unique method for capability development, combined with AI support, analysis, and change management, we help organizations build long-term sustainable structures and behaviors.
We do not just provide training – we strengthen your ability to lead and govern cybersecurity with business value in focus.
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