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Cybersecurity Briefings for Executives
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Cyber Security Briefing for Executives
Cybersecurity stopped being just an IT issue a couple of years ago. Today, it's a critical business concern. A single cyberattack can cripple operations, damage reputation, and lead to significant financial losses. That's why it's crucial for business executives and senior leaders to have a strong understanding of cyber risks and how to effectively mitigate them.
Our Cybersecurity Briefings for Executives are designed to equip your leadership team with the knowledge and tools they need to navigate the complex world of cyber threats.
The CEO, senior management and board need to know if their business is prepared for and capable of carrying on business operations during and after a cyber crisis. To survive and even grow your business, an organisation must put cyber resiliency at the heart of its cyber and digital strategy.
Our Executive Briefing and Awareness Session (EBAS) is specially designed for executive management, CEOs and boards of directors, engaging them in a business context to help explain the threats and risks from cyber-attacks. In a condensed, time-effective format, we provide them with simple, tactical and strategic steps to help improve business resilience to reputation-damaging cyber crises.
Session Details
The Cybersecurity Briefings for Executives are structured around key topics and based on our experience with clients from different sectors around the globe. However, they are flexible and can be tailored to the type of audience and business.
Duration: 45 minutes, followed by a dedicated Q&A session.
Delivery: Remote (via video conferencing) or onsite at your location.
Cost: Starting at £750 / $949 (price may vary depending on customisation and delivery method).
Delivery: Remote (via video conferencing) or onsite at your location.
Cost: Starting at £750 / $949 (price may vary depending on customisation and delivery method).
Target Audience for the Session
- C-Suite Executives
- Senior Management
- Board of Directors
Benefits of our Cybersecurity Awareness Briefings for Executives
Enhanced Cyber Leadership
Executives gain a clear understanding of the current cyber threat landscape and the specific risks faced by the organisation.
Informed Decision-Making
Senior Management develops the ability to make informed decisions about cybersecurity investments and strategies.
Stronger Incident Response
Leadership teams understand the critical steps involved in responding to a cyber incident and minimising its impact.
Improved Risk Management
Business executives master the art of identifying, assessing, and mitigating cyber risks effectively.
What to Expect from a Cybersecurity Executive Briefing Session?
Critical Threat Insights
Learn about real-world incidents and the current threat landscape. Executives are engaged in a business-relevant and non-technical context.
Strategic Risk Management
Discover the most urgent vulnerabilities facing your modern business learn and how to address them. The Executive Briefing Session on Cybersecurity Awareness will help you make confident security investments and empower you with better cybersecurity leadership skills.
Executive-Level Action Plans
Receive concise, boardroom-ready recommendations, covering everything from best practices for incident response to practical steps for achieving cyber resilience.
Short and Focussed Format
We understand and respect the paucity of time that senior leadership faces. Our tight, engaging sessions fit seamlessly into packed schedules, ensuring you gain essential knowledge and action items—fast.
Interactive and Engaging Sessions
Our briefings are designed to be interactive and engaging. Delivered by experienced cybersecurity professionals with real-world expertise, our sessions are delivered in the business-focussed language that Executives and Board of Directors speak.
Cybersecurity Awareness Session for Executives
Why Choose CM-Alliance for Cybersecurity Briefings for Executives?
We've helped 750 businesses across all sectors.
Flexible, Bespoke Cybersecurity Briefings for Executives
We understand that every organisation has unique cybersecurity needs. That's why our briefings are fully customisable. You can select modules from our existing courses to create a bespoke briefing that addresses your specific priorities.
Opt for a Bespoke Session or You May Select Modules from the following Programmes:
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Cyber Security Training for Executives
Introduction to Cyber Threats: Overview of the cyber threat landscape, types of cyber criminals and their motivations. Common cyber attacks including Phishing, Ransomware, and Business Email Compromise.
Cyber Criminals and Their Attack Methods: Profiles of different types of cyber criminals, common attack vectors and techniques.
Ransomware Response: Understanding ransomware attacks, prevention strategies, incident response and recovery steps.
Business Email Compromise: Identifying BEC attacks, impact on organisations and best practices for email security.
Staying Safe Online: Personal cybersecurity best practices, safe browsing and social media usage and protecting personal information online.
Fundamentals of Information Security: The CIA Triad, privacy principles and relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and the role of human error in cybersecurity incidents.
Cybersecurity Governance and Risk Management: Basics of cybersecurity governance, risk assessment and management principles, compliance requirements and their importance. -
Cyber Incident Planning and Response
Introduction to Cyber Incidents: Foundational knowledge on identifying, analysing, and responding to cyber incidents.
Threat Actors - Who they are & How they Attack: An introduction to threat actors, intent and attributes. Threat actor library and its purpose. Building the Threat Actor Profile.
Case Study: Understanding the importance of effective cyber incident response through real-world examples and client case studies.
The Golden Hour: The critical 'golden hour' of cyber incident response, focusing on taxonomy, communication, triage, standards and workflows.
PR & Communications: Essentials of public relations and communications protocols during a cyber incident, focusing on effective messaging, stakeholder engagement, and reputation management. Strategies to handle media, internal communications, and public disclosures seamlessly.
Legal & Regulatory Considerations: The legal, financial or reputational impact that a business can suffer on account of incorrect actions in the aftermath of a cyber crisis. A look at some common regulations and standards that businesses should be aware of.
Customised Training on Policies & Procedures: Fundamentals of designing and implementing tailored policies and procedures for effective cyber incident management. Importance of aligning organisational needs with best practices to enhance preparedness and response capabilities.
Incident Response Framework: The core components of an effective Incident Response Framework, including its design, implementation, and alignment with industry standards. How to build a structured approach to managing cyber incidents efficiently. -
Crisis Management Awareness for Senior Executives
Crisis Preparedness: Key components of crisis preparedness, including cyber risk evaluation, forming effective crisis response teams and the essential elements of crisis communication protocols.
Decision-Making Under Pressure: Recognizing common cognitive biases that impact crisis decision-making. Understanding techniques for rapid analysis during crises. Building awareness of decision-making challenges during cyber incidents.
Strategic Communication: Strategies for effective stakeholder management during crises. Techniques for handling media relations and press conferences and principles of internal and external communication during crisis situations.
Crisis Leadership and Recovery: Key principles of crisis leadership. Strategies for guiding an organisation through the recovery phase. Techniques for conducting effective post-crisis analysis.
Case Studies Review: Real-world crisis management cases, including cyber crises. Effective strategies and potential pitfalls in crisis response. Insights from both successful and unsuccessful crisis management efforts.
Executive Business Awareness and Cyber Crisis Management Sessions
Options
Executive
INCLUDES
A focus on the sector-relevant challenges
Focus on the real threats and risks to your sector
Highlighting the importance of privileges and credentials
Highly engaging delivery tailored to the audience
Estimated duration 30 - 45 mins
Suitable for C-Level and Exec leadership team.
Cybersecurity Training for Executives
INCLUDES
A focus on the business-relevant challenges
Focus on the real threats & risks to the organisation
Highlighting organisation-specific threat actors and their motives
A discussion on key strategies to ensure your organisation is better prepared
Estimated duration 180 mins
Ransomware
Exercise
INCLUDES
For both Executives and Senior Leadership teams
A focus on your business relevant challenges
Focus on the real threats of a Ransomware attack on your organisation
Verbal simulation of a Ransomware cyber attack
Estimated duration 60 - 120 mins
Tabletop
Exercise
INCLUDES
Detailed Planning
Management discussion & review of their actions & decisions
Realistic business-impacting scenario
Verbal simulation of the cyber-crisis scenario
Estimated duration 60 - 120 mins
“The overall objective was to demonstrate & raise awareness amongst the board members. It is a regulatory obligation to ensure that the board are aware of their duties when it comes to incident response & cyber management. It was very important to run this workshop in my opinion."
"Amar Singh is an excellent facilitator and is highly experienced which makes his insights useful to all participants. Importantly, Amar knows how to engage a room full of business executives and is able to present highly technical concepts in a nontechnical, easy to understand manner."
Meet the Facilitator
Amar Singh has a long history and experience in data privacy and information security. Amar has served as CISO for various companies, including News International (now News UK), SABMiller, Gala Coral, Euromoney and Elsevier. Amongst various other activities, Amar is a Global Chief Information Security Officer and Trusted Advisor to a number of organisations including a FTSE100 firm, and is chair of the ISACA UK Security Advisory Group. He also founded the not-for-profit cybersecurity service for charities, Give01Day.
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Amar has the highest integrity and is trusted by FTSE100 companies with some of the most sensitive commercial information. He has been involved with highly sensitive forensic investigations.
He has the ability to deal with both technically-astute, board-level executives and lead an organisation's information security direction. Apart from his experience and abilities, Amar holds a number of industry-recognised certifications, such as ISO 27001 Certified ISMS Lead Implementer, MoR, CRISC and CISSP certification.
Amar is an industry-acknowledged expert and public speaker and is regularly invited to speak and share his insights by some of the largest and most respected organisations in the world including The BBC, The Economist’s Intelligence Unit, The Financial Times, SC Magazine, InfoSec Magazine, Computer Weekly, The Register and the AlJazeera English Channel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a Cybersecurity Briefing for Executives?
A Cybersecurity Briefing for Executives — also called an Executive Briefing and Awareness Session (EBAS) — is a short, business-focused session created by Cyber Management Alliance to give CEOs, senior management and boards a clear understanding of the cyber threats facing their organisation and how to respond. Delivered in a condensed, non-technical format, it provides simple tactical and strategic steps to improve business resilience to reputation-damaging cyber crises.
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Who should attend an executive cybersecurity briefing?
The briefings are designed specifically for senior leadership — C-suite executives, senior management and boards of directors. They are ideal for leaders who need to understand cyber risk in a business context and meet their governance responsibilities, without requiring any technical background.
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How do Cybersecurity Briefings help organisations improve cyber resilience?
Executive briefings help leaders understand emerging threats, strengthen governance practices, improve incident response readiness, make better cybersecurity investment decisions, and support a culture of security throughout the organisation.
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Are the briefings technical, or suitable for non-technical board members?
No — the briefings are deliberately non-technical. They are delivered in business-focused language that executives and boards understand, using real-world incidents and boardroom-ready recommendations rather than technical detail, so leaders leave with practical actions they can apply immediately.
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What topics can be covered in an executive cybersecurity briefing?
Briefings are fully customisable, and you can build a bespoke session by selecting modules from three programmes: Cyber Security Training for Executives, Cyber Incident Planning and Response, and Crisis Management Awareness for Senior Executives. Topics can include the current threat landscape, ransomware and Business Email Compromise, the ‘Golden Hour’ of incident response, PR and communications during a crisis, legal and regulatory considerations, cybersecurity governance and risk, and decision-making under pressure.
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Can the briefing be customised for specific industries or business challenges?
Yes. The sessions can be tailored to an organisation’s industry, threat landscape, regulatory requirements and business priorities to ensure the content is relevant and actionable for participants.
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How long is the session, how is it delivered, and how much does it cost?
An executive briefing typically lasts 45 minutes, followed by a dedicated Q&A session, and can be delivered remotely by video conference or onsite at your location. Pricing starts at £750 / $949, varying with the level of customisation and the delivery method. Book a discovery call for a tailored quote.
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Who delivers the executive cybersecurity briefings?
The briefings are led by a practising, highly respected CISO — Amar Singh — who speaks the language of the boardroom and presents complex concepts in a clear, non-technical way. Amar is a former CISO for organisations including News UK, SABMiller, Gala Coral, Euromoney and Elsevier, chairs the ISACA UK Security Advisory Group, and holds CISSP, CRISC, MoR and ISO 27001 Lead Implementer certifications. Cyber Management Alliance has delivered training and briefings to over 750 organisations across 38 countries.
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How do Cybersecurity Briefings differ from Cyber Tabletop Exercises?
Cybersecurity Briefings focus on awareness, education and strategic understanding, while Cyber Tabletop Exercises simulate realistic cyberattack scenarios that allow executives to practise decision-making, crisis management and incident response in a controlled environment.
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How can executives prepare for a cyber crisis?
Executives can prepare for a cyber crisis by understanding cyber risks, establishing governance processes, participating in executive cybersecurity training, reviewing incident response plans, and taking part in cyber tabletop exercises that test leadership readiness and decision-making under pressure.
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