Crescente for Business
How to lead a Cyber Secure Organisation
Cyber-crime can cost organisations dearly
In monetary terms
Ransom payments or fines for breaches
In people terms
Lost time, reduced productivity and trauma (as a result of having inadvertently instigated a breach)
In operational terms
Major interruption to operations that can result in further lost revenue
What will you learn
Course Outline
Understanding the threat and risk to your business:
What is the impact on your business, your clients, your suppliers, your people?
What are the costs associated with cyber crime?
Why is cyber so difficult to ‘see’?
The blurred lines
Our lives as an online story
Roles and responsibilities
What are the cultural norms within our business and how do we manage these?
Achieving buy-in and change. What are the obstacles? How do we influence?
Embedding a cyber secure culture
Forming habits – those everyday routines
Group ownership
The top ten ‘musts’ to secure your business and your people
Duration: 1 day workshop (in person) or 2 x ½ day online workshops
This course is designed to equip leaders with an understanding of what internal and external threats exist for their business and how to create a culture of awareness and support within their teams to deliver organisational online safety and prevention strategies
The course consists of tutor lead discussion, simulation exercises, group work and case studies. It is a highly interactive course, packed with lots of fun facts and real-life stories that bring the subject alive.
At the end of the course participants will go away with a toolkit for use in their organisation, to support raising awareness of cyber security and embedding new habits across the business.
Who is it for?
Owners, Directors, Managers or Team Leaders within an SME
Functional Heads in larger organisations
Cyber champions within organisations
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
1. Positively influence
2. Build Culture
3. Create tools
4. Be ready
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How to lead a Cyber Secure Organisation
Meet the team
Course Leader
Fiona Dewar
Fiona has over 30 years of leadership and management experience, working for blue- chip organisations as well as start-up, fast-growing SME’s within the UK.
She started her career in HR and has been a member of the CIPD for 30 years. In the mid 2000’s she joined one of Scotland’s most successful and entrepreneurial businesses where she became Managing Director before the sale of the business in 2018.
Fiona has trained hundreds of managers and leaders during her career. Since setting up her own management consultancy 3 years ago, she has chosen to focus on leadership development. Clients have included those from a wide range of industries including professional services, manufacturing, financial services, and technology.
During her career she was a lecturer for the CIPD Diploma at an international correspondence school, running weekend workshops for students from all over the world. She has an MSc in Strategic Human Resource Management and is an alumna of London Business School.
Cyber Security Consultant
Scott Tees
Scott is an accomplished cyber security consultant who possesses a proven track record in designing and delivering robust security solutions and strategies for executive leaders and staff, utilising a soft skills approach to manage and mitigate online threat and risk.
Scott was responsible for the creation and development of the Police Scotland Cybercrime Prevention Strategy and was the national lead for the Police Scotland Cybercrime Harm Prevention Team until June 2020.
During this time, Scott was a strategic advisor to the Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Strategy and was a member of the Education and Skills Group. As well as advising various groups on a number of cyber related strategies and approaches, he has also worked with several key partners including Europol; National Cyber Security Centre; National Crime Agency and public, private and third sector partners.
In 2018, under Scott’s leadership, the Police Scotland Cybercrime Prevention Team was recognised at the Scottish Cyber Awards where they were awarded the prize for the Outstanding Cyber Team.
Scott is a graduate of Criminology having gained a BSc (Hons) degree with the University of Portsmouth.
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