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Course Overview

Cybersecurity is a cornerstone of national security, economic growth, and digital trust. Governments worldwide are building national frameworks to protect critical infrastructure, enable secure digital transformation, and comply with international obligations.

This Developing National Cybersecurity Frameworks Training Course provides participants with practical tools and strategies to develop, implement, and maintain national frameworks. It emphasizes multi-stakeholder collaboration, regulatory alignment, and the adoption of global standards such as NIST, ISO/IEC, and ITU guidelines.

Through policy workshops, case studies, and scenario-based exercises, participants will gain the skills to design frameworks that foster resilience, protect infrastructure, and build digital trust across government and industry.

Course Benefits

• Understand the role of frameworks in national cyber resilience.

• Design policies and regulations for digital security.

• Align national efforts with global standards and best practices.

• Strengthen protection of critical infrastructure.

• Build trust through multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Course Objectives

• Explore the components of national cybersecurity frameworks.

• Review international models and lessons learned.

• Develop strategies for policy, regulation, and governance.

• Align frameworks with NIST, ISO, and ITU standards.

• Integrate critical infrastructure protection.

• Coordinate with industry, academia, and civil society.

• Build national resilience and digital trust.

Training Methodology

The course blends expert-led policy lectures, case studies of national frameworks, collaborative workshops, and simulation exercises tailored to government and regulatory environments.

Target Audience

• Government policymakers and regulators.

• National cybersecurity agencies and officers.

• Critical infrastructure leaders.

• Advisors and consultants in national cyber strategy.

Target Competencies

• Cybersecurity policy and governance.

• Framework development and implementation.

• Critical infrastructure protection.

• International compliance and collaboration.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Foundations of National Cybersecurity Frameworks

• Importance of frameworks for national resilience.

• Cybersecurity as part of national security.

• Case studies of leading national strategies.

• Building the business case for frameworks.

Unit 2: International Models and Global Standards

• Overview of NIST, ISO/IEC, ITU, and regional frameworks.

• Lessons learned from successful implementations.

• Cross-border obligations and cooperation.

• Workshop: comparing frameworks.

Unit 3: Policy, Regulation, and Governance Structures

• Designing national cybersecurity policies.

• Regulatory obligations for government and industry.

• Governance structures and accountability.

• Role of public–private partnerships.

Unit 4: Critical Infrastructure Protection

• Securing energy, transport, healthcare, and finance.

• Sector-specific frameworks and compliance.

• Incident response at the national level.

• Simulation: national crisis coordination.

Unit 5: Building National Resilience and Trust

• Designing long-term cyber resilience strategies.

• Cross-sectoral collaboration and capacity building.

• Future challenges: AI, IoT, and quantum threats.

• Roadmap for sustainable digital trust.

Ready to shape your nation’s cybersecurity future?
Join the Developing National Cybersecurity Frameworks Training Course with EuroQuest International Training and gain the expertise to design policies, protect infrastructure, and build digital resilience.