Digital Risk Management and Cybersecurity
Dates
May 26-30, 2025
Length of Course
5 days
Delivery Method
Online
Cost
$625 CAD
Executive certificate: $2,750
This course is offered as part of Pathway 1 of the Executive Certificate in Governance and Innovation in the Age of Intangibles, a 5-week program with micro-credentials on Digital Transformation or Digital Public Policy.
The course is also available to be taken separately by interested participants.
About
Overview: This module addresses the essentials of digital risk management, focusing on cybersecurity and its role in public security.
Takeaways: Participants will learn how to identify, assess, and mitigate digital risks and align them with cybersecurity governance priorities.
Topics of Discussion:Â
- Frameworks for assessing digital risks in public and private sectors
- Digital risk management and cybersecurity: Best practices and incident response
- Satellites and Cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities in digital systems
- Cyber risk management frameworks: Incident response and recovery
- Role of AI and emerging technologies in cybersecurity
Instructor
Florian Kerschbaum is an associate professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo (since 2017) and Director of the Waterloo Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (since 2018). He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2010) and a master’s degree from Purdue University (2001).
Florian is an ACM Distinguished Scientist (2019) and a winner of the Outstanding Young Computer Science Researcher Award from CS-Can/Info-Can (2019). He is interested in data security and privacy in data management, machine learning, and blockchains. Florian extends real world systems with cryptographic security mechanisms to achieve (some) provable security guarantees. His work has been applied to products for databases, supply chain management and RFID tracking.
Format
Course Delivery:
The course is delivered virtually through the BEI-net. The module includes:
- A total of 5 online learning hours over the course of the week, including pre-recorded sessions (3 hours) and a live case study exercise facilitated by the module leader (2 hours)
- Office hours for module instructor support
- Access to supporting material, recommended readings and interactive learning
Course Assessment:Â
The module includes a live case study discussion via Zoom scheduled for Friday, 11am-1pm. This online case study exercise brings participants together to practice critical analysis and problem solving, while also giving them the opportunity to network and discuss ideas with like-minded peers.
During this session, participants will be divided into groups to discuss the selected case study further, enriching their project-based learning experience. They will be assessed based on a one-page submission responding to a task that applies module learning objectives to the case study context, which will be due shortly after the module ends.
Audience
This module of the Executive Certificate in Governance and Innovation in the Age of Intangibles is designed for all levels of professionals driving digital transformation, policy-making, and governance initiatives. The course is particularly valuable for civil servants, lawmakers, civil society leaders, scholars, and graduate students committed to shaping digital governance strategies and policies.Â