Cybersecurity and ITCybersecurity Governance and Incident Response
As financial institutions, telecoms and government agencies across the region digitise their services, cyber incidents have moved from a technical concern to a boardroom issue. This course equips participants to establish cybersecurity governance structures, respond decisively to breaches and coordinate across legal, communications and technical teams during an incident. It draws on real world breach case studies to test decision making under pressure.
Course objectives
- Establish a cybersecurity governance framework aligned to organisational risk appetite
- Define roles, responsibilities and reporting lines for security incident management
- Develop and rehearse an incident response plan across technical and business teams
- Coordinate breach notification, legal and communications requirements during an incident
- Conduct post incident review and translate lessons into governance improvements
Who should attend
- Chief information security officers and IT security managers
- Risk and compliance officers
- Internal audit and governance professionals
- IT directors and infrastructure managers
- Legal and corporate communications officers
Course outline
- 01Cybersecurity governance structures and board level oversight
- 02Threat landscape and risk assessment for the digital enterprise
- 03Building an incident response plan and response team
- 04Detection, containment and eradication during a live incident
- 05Breach notification obligations, legal exposure and communications
- 06Post incident review, reporting and continuous improvement
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 to 27 December 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 20 March 2027 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 6 to 8 July 2027 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |