Learn how cyber resilience directly impacts business continuity and value
5 weeks,
excluding orientation
6–8 hours per week,
self-paced learning online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
1
An understanding of current data protection regulations, the new cyber risk environment, and the biggest threats to your industry or organization.
2
The ability to assess your organization’s cybersecurity strategy, with tactics to mitigate risk and privacy breaches.
3
A cybersecurity action plan to boost your organization’s value and secure its assets.
4
The skills to effectively manage a cybersecurity event, and a digital certificate of completion from one of the world’s leading business schools.1
1IMD (May, 2020).
IMD is a triple-accredited academic institution, with the Financial Times ranking it first for its open programs, nine years in a row. IMD attributes its success to its unique “Real Learning. Real Impact” approach. Based in Switzerland and Singapore, IMD is led by expert and diverse faculty who use their insights, tools, and perspectives to prepare participants for the future of business. As an independent academic institution with a global reach, IMD strives to educate ambitious individuals and organizations worldwide.
Over the duration of this online program, you’ll work through the following modules:
Module 1
The new cyberthreat landscape
Appreciate why organizations should be concerned about cybersecurity.
Module 2
Cybersecurity strategy and risk management
Examine the necessity of a cybersecurity strategy and the steps needed to put one in place.
Module 3
Governing cybersecurity in the organization
Explore existing data protection regulations and how organizations can govern cybersecurity to ensure preparedness.
Module 4
Cybersecurity incident response handling
Examine effective ways of planning for and handling a cybersecurity incident.
Module 5
The short-term outlook for cybersecurity
Discover how the trends in the cybersecurity field are ever-evolving and what this means for the future of organizations.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during program development.
Öykü Işık
Professor of Digital Strategy and Cybersecurity, IMD
Öykü is passionate about studying how disruptive technologies challenge our society and organizations, and how this tension can be fostered for responsible innovation. Her primary focus is digital resilience — the intersection of cybersecurity, data privacy, and digital ethics. A computer scientist by training, Öykü previously held positions at Vlerick Business School in Belgium, the University of North Texas, and Istanbul Bilgi University, where she taught several courses within the digital domain at bachelor, masters, MBA, and executive levels.
Her current work centers around data privacy in relation to consumer behavior and the role of transparency in building trust for digital technologies.
This IMD online program is delivered in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter. Join a growing community of global professionals, and benefit from the opportunity to:
Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from an international selection of universities, entirely online and in your own time
Enjoy a personalized, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones