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Cyber Executive Education Programme 2025 for Third and Public Sector-Edinburgh
Due to the success of our previous executive education courses, we have decided to introduce our Cyber Executive Education Programme for the Public and Third sectors in Edinburgh. This programme equips CEOs, Directors, and Non-Executive Directors with essential frameworks and best practices to manage cyber security-related risks, while also increasing awareness of potential threats to their organisations.
*CPD Accreditation will be available for this programme.
Session details:
- Date: Thursday, 20th March 2025
- Location: Anderson Strathern Solicitors, 58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BP
- Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Cost: £500 per person
Agenda:
- 9.00 – 9.30am – Registration and Coffee
- 9.30 – 10.00am – Welcome and rapid Cyber tabletop Exercise – Jude McCorry; Cyber and Fraud Centre-Scotland.
- 10.00 – 11.00am – Your role in Cyber Security Cyber Security – Alex Dowall; Cyber and Fraud Centre-Scotland.
- 11.00am – 11.30am – Cyber Incident Case Study-Scott McElney; The Weir Group PLC.
- 11.30am-12.00pm-Tea Break.
- 12.00 – 13.00pm – Incident response panel – Andy Patrick; Police Scotland, Alan Gray; SC3 Scottish Government, Bob McKay; Aspire Technology, Norman Stevenson; Cyber and Fraud Centre, Scott Barnett; NHS. Hosted by Tristen Bellringer; Aspire.
- 13.00 – 14.00pm – Lunch
- 14.00 – 14.30pm – How Hackers Exploit Weaknesses – A Real-World Penetration Test Walkthrough; Bob McKay, Aspire
- 14.30 – 15.00 – Ransomware – what you should and need to know – Don Smith; Secureworks.
- 15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break.
- 15.30 – 16.00pm – Legal obligation around cyber security attacks – Douglas McLachlan; Anderson Strathern.
- 16.00 – 16.30pm – Building your Incident response plan – Norman Stevenson; Cyber and Fraud Centre-Scotland.
- 16.30 – 17.00pm – Wrap up.
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