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Overview and impact
Cyber threats are one of the most significant risks facing businesses today, and leaders play a crucial role in protecting their organization’s reputation and assets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and mitigating financial risks.
Cybersecurity Resilience for Business Leaders empowers senior executives and business leaders with the strategic insight and leadership capabilities necessary to oversee cybersecurity risks, ensure governance, and foster organizational resilience in an increasingly digital and threat-prone world.
This program breaks down cybersecurity concepts and equips participants with the knowledge to make informed decisions that align with business goals, ensure regulatory compliance, and address evolving threats.
This program is structured around six key modules that explore leadership in cybersecurity, strategy and governance, business operations integration, third-party risk, and incident response.
Through interactive learning and a dynamic combination of expert instruction, real-world case studies, group collaboration, and scenario-based exercises, participants will learn how to lead and support cybersecurity initiatives within their organizations. A final exercise brings together the program’s key learnings so participants can practice their new skills.
At the conclusion of the program, participants receive a Certificate of Completion from the I.H. Asper School of Business’ James W. Burns Executive Education Centre.
Learning outcomes
- Assess the business impact of cyber threats through a strategic lens.
- Embed a prevention-first approach into organizational strategies aligned with risk tolerance, business goals, and regulatory standards.
- Identify and apply the appropriate risk framework to support organizational resilience.
- Lead effective incident response and recovery, ensuring swift action and clear communication.
- Manage third-party and supply chain cyber risks.
- oster a security culture to drive cross-functional collaboration with executive support.
Participant profile
This program is ideal for:
- Senior executives, managers, and/or functional leaders
- Business leaders responsible for overseeing cybersecurity strategy and investment
- Non-technical professionals involved in enterprise risk, procurement, governance, or digital transformation
Return on investment
For you
- Enhanced risk awareness: Learn to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats.
- Smarter decision-making: Gain the knowledge to make informed, proactive investments in cybersecurity.
- Leadership confidence: Understand how to ask the right questions, hold technical teams accountable, and influence a culture of security.
- Boardroom readiness: Gain insights needed to understand cybersecurity as a business issue—not just a technical one— and fulfill your fiduciary and oversight responsibilities.
- Workforce alignment: Become better prepared to support internal teams, champion employee cybersecurity training, and drive alignment across departments.
- Professional edge: Stand out as a leader who understands and prioritizes digital risk–an increasingly vital skill in today’s business environment.
For your organization
- Reduced business risk: Become an organization empowered to prevent breaches, data loss, and operational disruption.
- Cost avoidance: Avoid costly incidents, legal penalties, and compliance failures through proactive planning.
- Improved incident response: Minimize downtime, contain damage, and enable faster recovery through effective governance and response plans.
- Stronger vendor and supply chain oversight: Strengthen third-party risk management to protect your supply chain and operations.
- Greater resilience: Embed cybersecurity into enterprise risk management, strategic planning, and digital transformation frameworks.
- Regulatory readiness: Stay ahead of evolving compliance requirements and avoid regulatory setbacks.
- Trust and reputation: Build customer, investor, and partner trust through strong, visible cybersecurity leadership.
- Competitive advantage: Position your organization to thrive securely in a digital-first economy.
Instructors
Marc Perreault
Security and privacy advocate, leader, and mentor
Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Software Security Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
Biography
Marc Perreault is a Security and Privacy evangelist, people leader, consultant and engineer with over 20 years experience in IT and security combined. Marc holds his Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) as well as his Certified Software Security Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) certifications from ISC2 and specializes in governance, risk and compliance, incident response and infrastructure security.
Loren Cisyk, FCPA, FCMA
Veteran technology executive and strategic advisor
Biography
Loren Cisyk is a veteran technology executive and strategic advisor with over 40 years of experience leading digital transformation across public and private sectors. Formerly EVP of Technology Solutions at ISC and a longtime IBM General Manager, Loren brings deep expertise in enterprise innovation, governance, and risk management. Loren has worked extensively on building resilient tech ecosystems, navigating cybersecurity challenges, and aligning digital strategy with business outcomes.
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