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Cyber Risk Oversight for Boards and Executives

Directors and executives are increasingly held accountable for cyber incidents they may not fully understand. This course translates technical cyber risk into the language of strategy, finance and reputation so senior leaders can ask the right questions. Participants examine recent African breach cases and learn how to challenge management, allocate resources and steer the organisation through a serious incident.

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What you will be able to do

  • Interpret cyber risk in terms of business impact, liability and reputation.
  • Ask probing questions of technical teams without needing deep technical detail.
  • Assess whether cyber investment and insurance match the organisation's risk appetite.
  • Clarify board, executive and management responsibilities for cyber resilience.
  • Guide the organisation through the decisions required during a major incident.
  • Oversee disclosure and regulatory obligations after a breach.

Course outline

  1. 01Why Cyber Is a Board Level Issue
  2. 02Translating Technical Risk into Business Terms
  3. 03Lessons from Regional Breach Cases
  4. 04Roles, Accountability and Governance Structures
  5. 05Cyber Investment, Insurance and Risk Appetite
  6. 06Leading Through a Major Incident
  7. 07Disclosure, Regulators and Reputation
  8. 08Board Cyber Oversight Checklist

Who should attend

Board members, executives, audit and risk committee members and senior managers who carry accountability for cyber resilience.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
19 to 20 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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