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Cyber risk governance for managers and boards

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for executives. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Cyber risk governance for managers and boards course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Cyber risk is business risk · 7 min

    Before you begin · The Monday morning call · Who owns this?

  • Lesson 2: Five questions for your organisation · 7 min

    The questions · Good answers · Check

  • Lesson 3: Risk appetite and measures · 7 min

    Appetite · A short dashboard · Try it

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas: paying, telling and trade-offs · 7 min

    Decisions in a crisis · What would you do? · Check

  • Lesson 5: Duties and standards · 7 min

    Where duties come from · Your markets · Try it

  • Lesson 6: Your leadership actions and the final assessment · 5 min

    Next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check the rules that apply to you or ask your own counsel.

Annually, and when a regulation or major incident raises board attention.

Executives, board members and senior managers; run by L&D with the CISO or risk lead.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in the rules that apply to you.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Who staff ask about security questions
  • Link to your information security policy
  • The route for reporting a security incident or suspected breach, and the time limit that applies
  • Your data protection officer or privacy lead
  • Link to the next course in your security awareness path
  • Where course completions are recorded
  • Link to the self-paced course
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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