School Cyber Security Risk Management seminar

The University of Queensland invites you to attend an informative seminar focused on Cyber Risk Management and its implications for educational institutions. Hosted by UQSchoolsNet at the UQ Brisbane City campus, this engaging session aims to inform attendees about the financial implications associated with cyber security risks and to empower educational institutions to effectively mitigate these risks within their unique school environment. Understanding these critical aspects is essential to safeguarding your students, staff, and reputation.

This seminar is specifically designed to address the recent increase in cyber-attacks that have happened in Australia and how to keep your school safe from financial and reputational attacks.

Agenda

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this seminar, attendees will:

• Have improved confidence to effectively liaise with IT and cyber security professionals
• Understand fundamental information security principles
• Have an appreciation of the current cyber threat landscape
• Understand how to identify cyber security risks to business objectives
• Increased awareness of where to find helpful information security resources
• Have improved confidence in discussing cyber risk with executives
• Increased ability to support the integration of cyber risks into the organisation’s governance and management approaches
• Gain the Confidence to perform a risk assessment of cyber security risks

Approach

• Provide a broad perspective on the field of cyber security and the relation to risk management
• Facilitate opportunities for attendees to share experiences and knowledge
• Provide relevant and pragmatic examples of cyber security risk management in practice
• Explicit focus on flexibility and time for participants to ask questions and apply knowledge with case study examples
• Practical application of new knowledge with a scenario-based risk workshop, identifying and analysing cyber risks

Seminar Outline

• Fundamental cyber security terminology
• Introduction to the current cyber threat landscape
• Cyber security specifics in the identification and analysis phases of a risk assessment
• Risk assessments for different purposes – management reporting and security planning
• Differences between risk assessments, threat assessments and vulnerability assessments
• Capability maturity model for cyber security
• Standard risk assessment techniques and their application to the cyber risk context:

1. identification
2. analysis
3. evaluation

• Traps and pitfalls when applying risk management to cyber security risks
• Summarisation of detailed risks in a format and language suitable for executive audiences
• Case study workshop – focused on risk analysis in the cyber security context
• Open discussion – Q&A 

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from our experts, who will discuss the importance of understanding the financial ramifications when lacking a solid cyber defense strategy. Learn how to navigate both financial and reputational risks effectively. This invitation allows two members from your school to attend.

Light refreshments will be served after the event.