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Course Overview

As cyber threats become more advanced and regulations more demanding, organizations must move beyond technical controls to establish robust cybersecurity governance frameworks. Governance ensures accountability, clear responsibilities, and alignment between cybersecurity strategy and corporate objectives.

Delivered by EuroQuest International Training, this ten-day course explores policy design, governance models, regulatory requirements, risk management, and foresight-driven strategies for emerging threats. Participants will analyze case studies of policy successes and failures, and learn to embed cybersecurity into organizational DNA through governance and culture.

The course balances conceptual governance frameworks with practical policy insights, ensuring participants can translate cybersecurity strategy into enforceable organizational policies.

Course Benefits

• Build governance frameworks for cybersecurity oversight

• Design and implement effective cybersecurity policies

• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards

• Strengthen accountability and risk management in cyber strategy

• Apply foresight to anticipate future cybersecurity challenges

Why Attend

This course empowers leaders to treat cybersecurity as a governance and strategic issue rather than only a technical function. By mastering policy development and governance, participants can align cybersecurity with resilience, compliance, and organizational trust.

Training Methodology

• Structured knowledge sessions

• Strategic discussions on governance models

• Thematic case illustrations of cybersecurity incidents

• Scenario-based exploration of policy design and enforcement

• Conceptual frameworks and foresight-driven strategies

Course Objectives

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

• Define cybersecurity governance and its strategic importance

• Design governance structures with clear roles and responsibilities

• Develop cybersecurity policies aligned with legal and regulatory frameworks

• Anticipate cyber risks through foresight and scenario planning

• Strengthen compliance oversight with governance metrics

• Apply international standards and best practices (ISO, NIST, etc.)

• Integrate cybersecurity into enterprise risk management (ERM)

• Enhance incident response policies and crisis governance

• Build ethical and transparent cybersecurity cultures

• Institutionalize sustainable governance and policy frameworks

Course Outline

Unit 1: Foundations of Cybersecurity Governance

• Principles of governance in cybersecurity

• Governance vs. management in cyber resilience

• Strategic risks of weak governance

• Case perspectives on governance failures

• Global frameworks and standards

Unit 2: Roles and Responsibilities in Governance

• Defining executive and board-level accountability

• Roles of CISOs and governance committees

• Delegation and reporting structures

• Governance maturity models

• Case illustrations of accountability

Unit 3: Policy Development Fundamentals

• Policy lifecycle: design, approval, implementation

• Principles of effective policy drafting

• Aligning policies with organizational strategy

• Communicating and enforcing policies

• Case perspectives on policy effectiveness

Unit 4: Regulatory and Compliance Requirements

• Key global frameworks (GDPR, HIPAA, NIS2, PCI DSS, etc.)

• Cross-border compliance challenges

• Legal implications of cybersecurity policies

• Governance in multi-jurisdictional compliance

• Lessons from compliance failures

Unit 5: Risk Management and Cyber Governance

• Integrating governance with enterprise risk management

• Cyber risk identification and prioritization

• Risk oversight structures and reporting

• Cyber insurance as a governance tool

• Case perspectives in cyber risk management

Unit 6: Incident Response Governance

• Designing incident response policies

• Crisis communication and governance frameworks

• Governance of forensic investigations

• Regulatory reporting obligations in incidents

• Global case studies of incident governance

Unit 7: Information Security Policy Areas

• Access control and identity management policies

• Data protection and encryption policies

• Acceptable use and BYOD policies

• Cloud security and vendor governance policies

• Governance of sector-specific security policies

Unit 8: Monitoring, Audits, and Accountability

• Internal audits of cybersecurity policies

• External audits and certifications

• KPIs and metrics for governance performance

• Continuous monitoring and policy enforcement

• Governance accountability in audit failures

Unit 9: Culture, Training, and Awareness

• Building a culture of cybersecurity accountability

• Role of training and awareness programs

• Governance of insider threats and human risk

• Communication strategies for policy adoption

• Sustaining cultures of cyber responsibility

Unit 10: Emerging Trends and Governance Challenges

• AI and automation in governance

• Cybersecurity in ESG frameworks

• Quantum computing and policy implications

• Anticipating global cybersecurity megatrends

• Foresight in governance frameworks

Unit 11: Global Best Practices in Cybersecurity Governance

• Lessons from leading multinational organizations

• Comparative perspectives on governance frameworks

• Benchmarking global standards

• Sector-specific governance practices

• Strategic takeaways for leaders

Unit 12: Designing Sustainable Cybersecurity Policy Systems

• Institutionalizing governance and policy frameworks

• KPIs for policy effectiveness

• Continuous improvement in governance models

• Embedding foresight in cybersecurity governance

• Final consolidation of insights

Target Audience

• CISOs and IT security executives

• Board members and senior executives

• Governance, risk, and compliance professionals

• Legal and regulatory affairs leaders

• Policy and cybersecurity strategy professionals

Target Competencies

• Cybersecurity governance frameworks

• Policy development and enforcement

• Compliance and regulatory oversight

• Risk governance and accountability

• Incident response policy design

• Culture and awareness in governance

• Foresight-driven cybersecurity strategy

Join the Cybersecurity Governance and Policy Development Training Course from EuroQuest International Training to master governance frameworks, compliance systems, and policy strategies that ensure resilience, accountability, and sustainable cyber protection.