WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE AT BBS:
For you:
- Develop the skills to integrate cybersecurity into business decisions and engage with senior management on risks, responsibilities and investments.
- Acquire methods to assess cyber risks, govern AI adoption and measure the effectiveness of security initiatives.
For your company:
- Foster coordination between IT, senior management and business functions in managing security and critical suppliers.
- Gain tools to define investment priorities, monitor results and strengthen organisational resilience.
Cybersecurity involves investment decisions, processes, people and supplier relationships. Governing it requires the ability to assess risks and translate them into shared decisions, defining responsibilities and priorities aligned with business objectives.
The Open Program in Cybersecurity Management at Bologna Business School develops the skills needed to establish security as a cross-functional organisational function. The programme explores coordination between IT, senior management and other business functions, with each retaining responsibility for its own decisions.
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 provides the programme’s methodological foundation. Through five modules covering governance, cyber risk and supply chain, artificial intelligence, metrics and resilience, participants explore methods to organise, fund and measure cybersecurity and support its development over time.
Who should attend:
The programme is designed for IT Managers, CIOs, CISOs and information security managers seeking to strengthen their managerial and organisational skills. It is also open to CEOs, General Managers, entrepreneurs and managers involved in strategic and investment decisions, including those without a specialist technical background.
Exchanges between these professional profiles help build a common language between IT and senior management: understanding which risks to accept, how to assign responsibilities, where to invest and how to prepare the organisation to handle an incident.
The course is intended for:
- Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
- IT Managers
- IT governance managers
- Risk and compliance consultants
- Members of oversight and audit committees
- Managers and decision-makers involved in digital risk management
Participation in the course can help participants stand out professionally and support career progression in cybersecurity and compliance. Through theoretical sessions, workshops and an immersive tabletop simulation, participants will develop the skills to govern, protect, detect, respond and recover in the event of cyber incidents, in line with the NIS2 Directive and the GDPR.
The course comprises 5 teaching sessions delivered in a hybrid format. The first and final session will take place on campus, the other sessions will be online.
The programme is scheduled to start in January 2027.
In partnership with: Confindustria Emilia Area Centro and T-Consulting
ACCREDITATION AND RANKING
Bologna Business School is EQUIS – EFMD Quality Improvement System accredited, one of the most important international quality assessment and continuous improvement systems for Schools of Management and Business Administration.
Vera Tucci
Executive Director
v.tucci@t-consulting.it
"Cybersecurity is not a technical detail: it is the new language of trust. Through this programme, from the 2025 National Framework to the simulated war room, we will go beyond sharing knowledge and work with participants to build a cybersecurity culture capable of withstanding crises and turning them into business continuity, reputation and leadership. The role of the entire teaching team, however, will extend beyond training specialists: our shared goal is to develop professionals who can guide companies and supply chains through the storm, turning threats into strategic strength."
Structure
The course comprises 5 teaching sessions delivered in a hybrid format. The first and final session will take place on campus, the other sessions will be online.
Learning Outcomes:
- Define roles, responsibilities and coordination mechanisms to govern cybersecurity as a cross-functional organisational function.
- Link cyber risks to critical business processes, technological dependencies and suppliers.
- Identify governance principles and policies for the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence.
- Establish investment priorities, KPIs, KRIs and reports that are clear and accessible to senior management and governing bodies.
- Integrate business continuity, crisis management and security culture into a shared approach to resilience.
Key Takeaways:
- A reference model for structuring cybersecurity governance through NIST CSF 2.0.
- Criteria for assessing cyber risk and supply chain vulnerabilities.
- Tools to address AI-related risks, policies and responsibilities.
- Methods to connect budgets, metrics and reporting with management decisions.
- An essential Cybersecurity Governance Blueprint to develop progressively and adapt to your organisational context.
COURSES
- Evolution of the IT Manager’s role: from technical management to governance
- NIST CSF 2.0 and the Govern function
- Roles, responsibilities, delegation and accountability
- Relationships with senior management, HR, administration and operations
- Organisational models: CISO, vCISO, committees and distributed governance
- Leadership and influence in business decision-making
- Enterprise Risk Management and cyber risk
- Critical business processes and technological dependencies
- Third-party risk, due diligence and supplier monitoring
- NIS2 and supply chain responsibilities
- Management and acceptance of residual risk
- AI as a driver of risk and transformation
- AI governance, policies and responsibilities
- Risks to data, processes and intellectual property
- AI security and the protection of intelligent systems
- AI Act, NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001
- The IT Manager’s role in responsible AI adoption
- Cybersecurity budgets and investment priorities
- Cyber risk quantification
- KPIs, KRIs and effectiveness metrics
- Maturity and improvement through NIST CSF 2.0
- Reporting to CEOs, CFOs and governing bodies
- Performance evaluation and continuous improvement
- Business continuity and organisational resilience
- Crisis management and cross-functional responsibilities
- Cybersecurity culture and the human factor
- Collaboration between IT, HR, administration and senior management
- Communication and change management
- Lessons learned and business case studies
Learning approach
Our courses are characterized by a faculty that brings together very different skills and experiences from the world of business, academia and consulting.
Faculty
Faculty members at Bologna Business School work together offering outstanding teaching standards. An international and interdisciplinary approach is guaranteed by a joint team of distinguished national core professors, adjunct, visiting professors, guest speakers and top managers.
Networking
Networking develops among students of the same class, between participants and lecturers, as well as with students from other courses or previous editions of the same program.
COMPANIES
Over the years, our partners have been constantly involved in the various activities that make up the structure of our programs. Companies belonging to our network participate in project work and master classes; they actively contribute to introducing guest speakers and organizing company visits. Our partners are our first supporters: they sponsor various scholarships, host internships for students and provide professional opportunities for graduates.
The partner companies of Bologna Business School are:
AEROPORTO G. MARCONI ASSICOOP BOLOGNA METROPOLITANA AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI BOLOGNA FIERE BREVINI POWER TRANSMISSION CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI BOLOGNA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI FERRARA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI FORLÌ-CESENA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI MODENA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI RIMINI CAMST CARPIGIANI GROUP CASSA DI RISPARMIO IN BOLOGNA CONFCOMMERCIO EMILIA ROMAGNA CONFINDUSTRIA EMILIA ROMAGNA COSWELL DATALOGIC DUCATI MOTOR HOLDING ENEL ENGINEERING INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA EXPERT SYSTEM FALORNI FASTWEB FERRARELLE FERRARI FERRETTI GROUP FINALMA FONDAZIONE CARISBO FONDAZIONE CASSA RISPARMIO CESENA FONDAZIONE CASSA RISPARMIO DI CENTO FONDAZIONE CASSA RISPARMIO DI IMOLA FONDAZIONE CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI CARPI FONDAZIONE CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI FERRARA FONDAZIONE CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI PADOVA E ROVIGO FONDAZIONE G. MARCONI FONDAZIONE IBM ITALIA FONDAZIONE ISABELLA SERÀGNOLI FONDAZIONE DEL MONTE DI BOLOGNA E RAVENNA FONDAZIONE PER LA COLLABORAZIONE TRA I POPOLI FOOD TREND FOUNDATION FURLA GOOGLE ITALIA GRANAROLO GROUPM GRUPPO COESIA GRUPPO SISTEMA H-ART HSPI HAWORTH HERA HORSA IBM ITALIA IMA ICONSULTING INTESA SAN PAOLO KPMG ADVISORY LABORATORI GUGLIELMO MARCONI LANDI RENZO LEGACOOP BOLOGNA LIGHTHOUSE MANUTENCOOP MAPE MAPS MASAI ITALIA MASERATI MICROSOFT ITALIA MONTENEGRO N.C.H. NUOVI CANTIERI APUANIA OLIDATA ONIT GROUP OPERA SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE PHILIP MORRIS ITALIA POLTRONESOFÀ REGIONE EMILIA-ROMAGNA RICOH S.E.C.I. GRUPPO INDUSTRIALE MACCAFERRI SAP SCS CONSULTING STMICROELECTRONICS SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SEPS TECHNOGYM TEUCO THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING ITALIA TREVI GROUP UMBERTO CESARI UNICREDIT UNIEURO UNINDUSTRIA BOLOGNA UNIPOL VEM SISTEMI VERONESI VIABIZZUNO VIDEOWORKS VOLVO CAR ITALIA WPP ITALIA YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP
FEES
The course registration fee is:
- 3,600 euros (+ VAT) for registrations from companies and institutions
- 2,900 euros (+ VAT) for individual registrations
The fee includes attendance at the program, all the study material available through the online platform and access to the Bologna Business School services, which include: Alma wi-fi personal account and use of the study areas.
Discounts are available:
- for early registrations;
- for Business Network companies;
- for Alma/BBS and Profingest Alumni;
- for groups of at least 3 people.
INTERPROFESSIONAL FUNDS
Alumni and Companies can check the availability of vouchers at the Interprofessional Fund reference:
Fondimpresa – for middle management
Fonditalia
Fondirigenti – for managers
Fon.Coop – for Cooperatives
REQUIREMENTS
The course allow a maximum of 30 partecipants.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To register, simply request the registration form by sending an e-mail to: openprograms@bbs.unibo.it
FAQs
At the end of the course, a participation certificate is issued (upon reaching 80% of classroom hours).
The documents used in the classroom and any further reading or exercises will be uploaded to our platform, whose credentials will be delivered in the classroom.
Should a group of colleagues wish to participate in the program, it is possible to contact the Program Manager to evaluate an ad hoc participation price.
Our short courses do not require a specific course of study. It is important to have a few years of work experience behind you that can help you, inside the classroom, by bringing real cases dealt with and solutions adopted during your work.
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Email: openprograms@bbs.unibo.it
