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Cybersecurity as a business risk
Explain cyber risk in terms of money, service delivery, trust, safety and obligations.
- Cybersecurity as a business risk45 min
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CYB-115Foundation
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity for Leaders and Business Owners
Lead cyber risk, access control, incident readiness, security investment, staff responsibilities and recovery without needing to become a security technician.
Part of these pathways
Organisational delivery
Available on request
Dates agreed with your organisation. Available as a private cohort, workshop, blended programme or supported recorded course.
For businesses, schools, NGOs, government teams and private groups. THNF will agree dates and delivery arrangements with you.
What you will be able to do
Clear outcomes. Practical evidence.
- Apply the topic to an organisational decision
- Identify proportionate governance and operational controls
- Create a practical Sierra Leone-aware action plan
Course structure
Modules and lessons
02
Protecting accounts, devices and business information
Prioritise practical identity, device, information and recovery controls.
- Protecting accounts, devices and business information45 min
03
Phishing, fraud and business-email compromise
Recognise impersonation and establish independent payment-verification controls.
- Phishing, fraud and business-email compromise45 min
04
Staff responsibilities and security culture
Build a fair culture where responsibilities and reporting routes are understood.
- Staff responsibilities and security culture45 min
05
Suppliers, cloud services and third-party risk
Ask proportionate security, continuity and exit questions before relying on a supplier.
- Suppliers, cloud services and third-party risk45 min
06
Legal, privacy and governance responsibilities
Distinguish verified obligations, contractual duties and good governance practice.
- Legal, privacy and governance responsibilities45 min
07
Incident response, business continuity and communications
Make timely, evidence-based decisions while maintaining essential services.
- Incident response, business continuity and communications45 min
08
Creating a practical cybersecurity action plan
Produce a prioritised, owned and measurable improvement plan.
- Creating a practical cybersecurity action plan45 min
Access and progression
Know what the course requires.
The required capability matters; the learner does not have to personally own every device.
Who it is for
Aspiring developers, technical learners, career changers and practitioners seeking applied computing skills.
Hardware access
Personal 64-bit computer with 4 GB RAM and 20 GB free, or use the required device and software at a readiness-approved THNF centre.
Software and practical access
An authorised isolated virtual lab supplied and supervised by the training team; never use production or third-party systems without written permission.
Possible progression
Authorised security-support, SOC, vulnerability-management or digital-forensics trainee; external certifications remain separately awarded.
Progression is not a guarantee of employment or external certification.Sierra Leone context
Authorised scenarios involving local SMEs, schools, NGOs, mobile-money fraud and shared devices, with safeguarding and Sierra Leonean legal and ethical boundaries.
Skills in context
Career directions and next steps
These are realistic directions that the skills can support—not promises of employment, job titles or external certification.
- Business and organisational leader
- Digital-transformation sponsor
- Governance and resilience lead
Possible progression pathways
Level 1 · Essential digital leadership