The Business Case for Information and Cyber Security

This course builds on implementation knowledge by addressing the business and cost side challenges faced by companies and governmental institutions. Starting with the growing costs of cyber risks and attacks, participants will apply analytics to identify benefits and loss exposures of accepting or transfer such risks.

A cybersecurity model and scenario will be used through which participants will examine and evaluate the business costs benefits of TRA, ISMS, BCM frameworks.

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  • The growing cost of cyber threats and terrorism

  • Cybersecurity business analytics

  • The cost-benefits of standards

  • Estimating loss exposure costs

  • The loss exposure of a data breach

  • Using RCA as a cost reduction strategy

  • The financial risks of regulatory requirements

  • BCM implementation and operational costs

  • The hidden costs of a cloud based solution

  • Individuals with advanced working knowledge of Information Security Management, Risk Management, and Business Analytics or previous completion of the 201 Cybersecurity Management and Implementation workshop.

Alan McCafferty is a highly skilled and successful Strategic Consultant with 25+ years of progressive experience working with start-ups, multi-national and public organizations.  Educated in Canada, the USA and Europe in multiple disciplines including Engineering, Business, and Risk Management, he’s authored more than 25 white papers and holds a Canada Award for Excellence. As a lead consultant Alan, has delivered highly complex and critical technology projects ranging in value from $10M to $1.3B, by working effectively with international multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders.  His work as a business strategist has been in risk management, business analytics, information governance and security, business continuity, cybercrime, cyberterrorism, strategic planning and performance based systems for public and private organizations with 4 employees to 1,000+ employees.  Alan is the founder of The Strategic Consulting Group an Ottawa based strategic advisory analytics firm, sought after by private corporations and all levels of governments in Canada and abroad.

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Security Policy Institute

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This course builds on implementation knowledge by addressing the business and cost side challenges faced by companies and governmental institutions. Starting with the growing costs of cyber risks and attacks, participants will apply analytics to identify benefits and loss exposures of accepting or transfer such risks.

A cybersecurity model and scenario will be used through which participants will examine and evaluate the business costs benefits of TRA, ISMS, BCM frameworks.

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The Business Case for Information and Cyber Security

Course Code: 

860

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10days before the course start date

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Alan McCafferty is a highly skilled and successful Strategic Consultant with 25+ years of progressive experience working with start-ups, multi-national and public organizations.  Educated in Canada, the USA and Europe in multiple disciplines including Engineering, Business, and Risk Management, he’s authored more than 25 white papers and holds a Canada Award for Excellence. As a lead consultant Alan, has delivered highly complex and critical technology projects ranging in value from $10M to $1.3B, by working effectively with international multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders.  His work as a business strategist has been in risk management, business analytics, information governance and security, business continuity, cybercrime, cyberterrorism, strategic planning and performance based systems for public and private organizations with 4 employees to 1,000+ employees.  Alan is the founder of The Strategic Consulting Group an Ottawa based strategic advisory analytics firm, sought after by private corporations and all levels of governments in Canada and abroad.

Audience: 

Individuals with advanced working knowledge of Information Security Management, Risk Management, and Business Analytics or previous completion of the 201 Cybersecurity Management and Implementation workshop.

Online Distance Learning 

Certain sessions of this course are now offered online via live video conferencing. Online session are indicated in parenthesis in the box below.

Register today by selecting an online session.

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This course is supported by SCALE AI. All persons employed in Canada are eligible to benefit from a 50% discount on enrolment fees.

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SCALE AI - The Business Case for Information and Cyber Security (Online Session)
November 9, 10, 11, 12, 2021
9:00 - 12:00
$497.50
The Business Case for Information and Cyber Security (Online Session)
November 9, 10, 11, 12, 2021
9:00 - 12:00
$995.00
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