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Recent High-Profile Security Breaches – A Wake Up Call for Directors & Board Members
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Please note this workshop is now booked out. However, if you wish to be added to a cancellation list, we will try our best to get you a place.
Reach out to our Learning and Development Team to be added to our cancellation list and/or phone the office on +353 1 411 0010.
Overview
Security. Risk. Culture. Regulatory and legal. Compliance. Planning.
Join Bill McCluggage and guest speakers as they examine the key questions directors should ask their executive teams and advisors. These questions are essential to gaining a deep understanding of cyber security risks and impacts on a business.
Bill will take you through:
What you’ll get:
There are 4 morning sessions held from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm.
1. Governance, Technology and Cyber Risk.
Tuesday, 16th April 2024.
9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
Guest speaker is Joseph Stephens, Director of Resilience, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
2. Regulatory, Legal and Compliance Matters for Boards
Tuesday, 7th May 2024.
9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
Guest speaker is Colin Rooney, Partner, Technology and Data Privacy, Arthur Cox LLP
3. Capability and Cyber Culture.
Tuesday, 28th May 2024.
9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
Guest speaker is Dr Valerie Lyons, Company Director and Chief Operations Officer, BH Consulting.
4. Planning and Incident Response – Board Actions.
Tuesday, 11th June 2024.
9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
Guest speaker is Elaine Hanley, Partner, IBM Cybersecurity Services Ireland and UK.
Session one - Governance, Technology and Cyber Risk
Explore key business drivers and how to obtain senior management support for a robust technology and cyber security programme.
What we’ll cover:
Session two – Regulatory, Legal and Compliance Matters for Boards
Understand the responsibility of boards to ensure their organisations comply with various regulatory, legal and compliance regimes.
What we’ll cover:
Session three - Capability and Cyber Culture
Discover the Board’s role in building organisational capability and growing a positive cyber security culture designed for business defence.
What we’ll cover:
Session four - The Social Agenda: The Board’s Role
Equip yourself with the tools you’ll need to plan for a potential cyber security incident.
What we’ll cover:
Chief Information Officer Expert
Introducing Bill McCluggage
Bill is an experienced Managing Director, IT Director, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), CISO, business and technology consultant, and company Chairman. He has worked for both the public and private sectors.
Bill is currently a Non-Executive Director for the following organisations: FCDO Services, Cocoon Data Technologies and Triangle Housing Association. He is also Chair of the Northern Ireland Fraud Forum and a CIO/CISO Advisor for Tanium. Bill is a former Head of Information Security at Open Banking, and former Irish Government CIO within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
We will be hosting an online information session with Bill McCluggage on Tuesday, 12th March 2024 at 1:00pm. To join the information session, reach out to the IoD Ireland Learning and Development team at cpd@iodireland.ie.
Is this eligible for CPD?
Dimension covered: Technical Skills and Knowledge
Eligible hours: 12 hours of Chartered Director CPD
This session may be eligible for other professional body CPD. Check with your relevant professional body.
Workshop participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance on completion of the session.
What is the cost?
IoD members - €1500
Non-members - €1950
It is not possible to book individual sessions, booking is paid for as a whole.
Cancellation and refund policy
Places are confirmed upon full payment. Cancellations with a full refund are accepted in writing to cpd@iodireland.ie until Wednesday, 10th April 2024. After this date, no refunds are possible, and all fees are forfeited for cancellations or non-attendance. Please note this virtual but live and interactive series requires live online attendance at each session. Unfortunately, recordings will not be available as part of post-session materials.
Group bookings
Contact the IoD Ireland training team on cpd@iodireland.ie or phone +353 1 411 0010.
How do I attend?
To reserve your space, book and pay through the “Book now” button.
Once registered, we’ll send an email to confirm your booking.
We'll also send a reminder email with a link to access the session closer to the date. You must click the link and confirm your details to receive the direct link to join the workshop.
The event will take place on Zoom. Download Zoom if you don’t have it already. Please ensure you have a working microphone and camera to take part in our interactive workshop.
Want to connect with fellow workshop participants?
All workshop attendees will receive a list of all other workshop participants in advance of the session. This will include name, job title and organisation. If you have any queries around this please contact the Learning and Development Team.
For GDPR reasons, we cannot provide contact details on the attendee list.
Questions?
For any IoD Ireland Training Programme queries, email cpd@iodireland.ie or call +3531 411 0010.