This module is part of the Global Competent Boards Designation (GCB.D) and Certification Program and the Sustainability Governance Certificate Program.

In this module, you will:

  • Examine the ethical use of data, including collection, stakeholder privacy concerns and managing confidential information as part of a company’s overall cybersecurity strategy

  • Consider the balance between increased organisational and personal data-protection against using data for good

  • Learn about business continuity through disaster containment and recovery in the face of cyber-attacks, plus the cyber dangers of a hybrid workplace

  • Understand how cyber risks can affect whether stakeholders view a company as acting responsibly

  • Examine antitrust laws and stakeholder expectations, including how to manage online propaganda and “fake news”

  • Understand how cybersecurity ties into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  • Look at oversight, accountability and the role of the board committees

  • Gain a Competent Boards Micro-Credential!

Course content includes:

    1. Strategic Topics

    2. Leader Insights: Khwaja Shaik

    3. Leader Insights: Reggie Townsend

    4. Leader Insights: Miriam Vogel

    5. Optional Leader Insights: Jan W. Thomsen

    6. Key Takeaways

    1. Module Knowledge Check

    2. Course Completion Survey

    3. Congratulations on Completing the Module!

About this course

  • $450.00
  • 5 hours of course content
  • Access for 1 month