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Cybersecurity Strategy & Risk Management for Executives

Join an exclusive peer group of senior leaders to craft a cybersecurity strategy built for the boardroom. Through candid, discussion-driven exchanges across four dynamic 90-minute sessions, you’ll learn how to turn risk into opportunity, align security with business growth, and lead with confidence, no technical background required.

You will walk away with a C-level Cybersecurity Leadership Strategy including: 

✔ Cyber talent development blueprint
✔ 24-hour breach response playbook
✔ Compliance-to-security guide
✔ Cybersecurity debt evaluation and the road to become debt free

Who Is It For
This series is for senior decision-makers responsible for organizational strategy, risk, and resilience, including C-suite executives, vice presidents, and other equivalent leadership roles, as well as board members seeking to deepen their understanding of cybersecurity’s business impact and its competitive advantages.
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What You’ll Learn
You’ll learn to lead cybersecurity as a strategic business function — framing risk to drive boardroom decisions, attracting and retaining top talent, embedding a culture of continuous risk management, and tackling cybersecurity debt to protect agility and fuel long-term growth.
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What It Prepares You For
By the end of the series, you’ll have a C-level Cybersecurity Leadership Strategy tailored to your organization, ready to guide high-stakes security conversations, position cybersecurity as a driver of growth and competitive advantage, align security with overall business strategy, and champion smart investments that reduce risk while enabling agility.
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Course Outline
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Session 1: The Future of Cybersecurity Talent
- The growing global cybersecurity workforce gap
- Why cybersecurity diversity and team composition matter
- Retention challenges in high-stress cyber roles
- Leveraging the Linux Foundation (LF) training and cybersecurity skills frameworks
- Building resilient talent pipelines through strategic partnerships and internal upskilling
Session 2: Breach Day: The First 24 Hours
- The anatomy of a modern cyber breach (with real-world case study)
- Legal, regulatory, and contractual exposure in the first 24 hours
- Communicating with internal stakeholders and the board
- Managing PR and media fallout strategically
- Operational recovery: ensuring business continuity
- Key roles and responsibilities: who does what during a breach?



Session 3: The Compliance Illusion: Why Audits Aren’t Enough
- Understanding the gap between compliance and true security
- Examples of compliant organizations that still suffered breaches
- Misaligned incentives in checkbox-based approaches
- How to ask the right questions beyond SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIS2, etc.
- Building a culture of continuous risk management
Session 4: The Hidden Costs of Cybersecurity Debt
- What is cybersecurity debt? (Legacy tech, unpatched systems, postponed upgrades)
- Why cybersecurity debt quietly erodes business agility and security
- Calculating the cost of delay in cyber investments
- Strategies to prioritize, communicate, and fund security modernization
- Making the business case: ROI of cybersecurity initiatives
Prerequisites
Experience in senior leadership and/or executive positions.
About the Series Leader
Glenn ten Cate is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with an extensive portfolio in secure software development, consultation, and cybersecurity training. He currently serves as the cybersecurity subject matter expert and Senior Cybersecurity Instructor at the Linux Foundation, and has been instrumental in guiding students at Google’s Summer of Code program for OWASP Foundation in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022. His expertise spans Security, Linux, Pentesting, Training & Education, and various programming languages. For his impressive contributions to cybersecurity, he has received WASPY Nominations for Innovation / Sharing and Best Innovator, along with an Honorable Mention for the Security Knowledge Framework project by Black Duck® Rookies of the Year.
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Cohort 1: SOLD OUT/CLOSED
Friday, October 3, 10, 17, 24
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm US/Central
Virtual, Instructor-led

Cohort 2:
Wednesday, Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, 19
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm US/Central
Virtual, Instructor-led

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Includes
Live Online (Virtual)
Executive Roundtable
Admission to Executive Alumni Group
Digital Badge
Certificate of Completion
One complimentary registration - Instructor-led course (post Exec Series)
One-hour Workshop with Your Peers (post Exec Series)
Continuing Education Credits
Experience Level: Executive
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