Course: Cyber Security for Business: Strategy, Risk and Resilience

Video Overview In this video, you will learn about the structured management of information security. You will explore Information Security Management Systems, ISO 27001, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, along …

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Video Overview In this video, you will review the key learnings from Week 1, including cybersecurity as a leadership responsibility, the CIA triad, the evolving cyber threat landscape and the …

Video Overview In this video, you will be introduced to the Cybersecurity for Business short course and the learning journey ahead. You will explore why cybersecurity is a strategic leadership …

Final Reflection Activity: Applying Your Learning to Your Professional Context This final activity is the integrative heart of the course. It asks you to bring together the learning from all …

Case Study: The Marks and Spencer Cyber Attack, United Kingdom (2025) Organisation: Marks and Spencer Group plc, one of the United Kingdom’s largest and most recognised retail businesses. Sector: Retail …

Preparing for Certification and Further Study Completing this course is a significant achievement, and the knowledge and perspective you have developed over six weeks provides a foundation on which a …

Evaluating Security Solutions and Technologies Mid-level managers are increasingly involved in decisions about the tools, platforms and technologies their teams use. Even when the final decision rests with IT, security, …

Cyber Security Strategy and Organisational Resilience The shift from thinking about cyber security as prevention to resilience is one of the most important strategic reorientations in the field. Prevention assumes …

Emerging Threats and Future Risks Beyond the immediate impact of artificial intelligence on the threat landscape, several other emerging developments will shape the cybersecurity environment over the coming years. A …

Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security Artificial intelligence is the most significant force reshaping cyber security today. The World Economic Forum’s report Empowering Defenders: AI for Cybersecurity, published in May 2026 …

Building Your Knowledge: Looking Ahead Week 5 has explored the human, legal and ethical dimensions of cyber security from the perspective of a mid-level manager navigating genuine complexity. You have …

Welcome to Week 6 This is the final week of Cyber Security for Business, and it carries two purposes simultaneously. The first is forward-looking: examining the forces that are reshaping …

Interactive Activity: Navigating an Ethical Dilemma This activity presents you with a series of realistic management scenarios involving human, legal and ethical dimensions of cyber security. For each scenario, you …

Case Study: Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, Global (2018) Organisations: Facebook (now Meta Platforms) and Cambridge Analytica Sector: Technology and Political Consulting | Region: Global | Year: 2018 What Happened In …