ON-DEMAND ONLINE COURSE

New! Cybersecurity for Leaders

Learn how to lead with confidence in a digital threat landscape — developed by 50+ cybersecurity experts.

Cybersecurity is a leadership responsibility

New regulations such as NIS2 place clear responsibility for cybersecurity at leadership level.

Cybersecurity can no longer be delegated to technical teams alone. It sits with management and the board from day one.

This training equips leaders with the understanding and decision-making framework needed to manage cyber risk, meet regulatory expectations, and lead calmly when incidents occur.

Developed with 50+ cybersecurity experts and based on real-world incidents.

What you will learn:

  • Cybersecurity basics — without the technical overload
    Understand common threats, what is at risk, and how cyber incidents affect organisations, people, and trust.
  • Your leadership responsibility
    Understand what is expected of leaders, how regulations shape responsibility, and what cannot be delegated.
  • How to lead during cyber incidents
    Understand how incidents unfold, which decisions leaders are responsible for, and how preparation reduces impact and recovery time.

Flexible, on-demand training designed for busy leaders.

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Cybersecurity for Leaders Curriculum

✓ 3 course modules covering the cybersecurity decisions leaders own

✓ 30+ practical lessons built around real incidents and leadership scenarios

Training toolbox with frameworks, checklists, and templates for real decisions

✓ Course certificate to demonstrate your cybersecurity competence as a leader


Cybersecurity Basics

Why cybersecurity matters

  • Why cyber threats are increasing
  • How incidents affect people, organisations, and trust

How cyber attacks happen

  • Who cyber attackers are
  • How they operate
  • The most common ways systems are compromised

Real-world cases and scenarios

  • Learn from real cyber incidents in Sweden
  • How they unfolded
  • How organisations were affected

What we protect

  • What you protect
  • Why it matters
  • How security impact is assessed

Laws, Regulations, and Responsibilities

  • Why cybersecurity regulations exist
  • Which laws apply (GDPR, NIS2, DORA)
  • How responsibilities and consequences are shared

Security Hygiene

Security-driven culture

  • Why cybersecurity is everyones responsibility

Everyday cyber hygiene

  • Phishing
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Password best practices
  • Safe use of devices and networks
  • Everyday digital hygiene
  • Awareness training

Common cyber attacks

  • Malware and ransomware
  • Outdated systems and vulnerabilities
  • Man-in-the-middle-attacks
  • Attacks that make services unavailable
  • Supply chain attacks

Incident management

  • Responding to security incidents
  • Crises management

Security for leaders

Security culture and leadership’s role

  • Setting the tone
  • Creating psychological safety
  • Security culture assessments


How to comply with regulations

  • Decoding the NIS2 buzz
  • Is my organisation affected?
  • Core areas to focus on
  • Resilient leadership

How to make a risk analysis

  • Identify what to protect
  • Identify threats & risks
  • The risk matrix
  • Prioritise actions
  • Define your risk appetite

Incident management

  • Risk analysis
  • Incident response process
  • Crises management

Supply chain security

  • Reviewing vendors

How to manage IT requirements

  • What leaders need to understand about IT

Incident practice facilitation

  • Incident response process
  • Incident practice facilitation
  • Toolbox with practices for you and your team

Awareness training

  • Toolbox with practices for you and your team
  • Setting the tone
  • Security minded-actions and habits

Details

Format

On-demand online.

Level

Beginners

Language

English

Certificate

Course certificate after completion

4 990 SEK

Incl. VAT. 12-month access from purchase.
One-time payment, no hidden fees.


For groups? 

Special price for groups are available. Contact us.

Instructors, support and community guests

Linnéa Oxenwaldt

IT consultant & cybersecurity expert at Omegapoint

Johanna Parikka Altenstedt

Coordinator at Swedish Cybernode at RISE Research Institute of Sweden and representative of Swedish Cybernode

Rasmus Grönlund

Team Lead for Cyber Threat Intelligence at Truesec

Aicha Kermoury Bish

CEO & Owner at Akysec

Moa Rudsäter

Project leader cybersecurity at Technigo

Ellen Ahlerup

Psycological Safety Facilitator