Digital safety leadership training

Modern business depends on digital systems which means digital risk is now business risk. This programme helps leaders understand the wider landscape of digital safety, from cyber threats to technology data use, artificial intelligence, cloud adoption, suppliers, and staff behaviours. Leaders learn to make confident, digitally safe decisions without needing technical expertise.

• How digital risk affects money, downtime, compliance, and reputation.
• The difference between digital safety, cyber security, and digital resilience.
• The most common digital risks affecting small and medium organisations.
• How to consider cyber and privacy implications when procuring new technology or adopting artificial intelligence.
• Governance duties across people, process, technology, data, and suppliers.
• How to lead the first seventy‑two hours of a digital incident.

• A practical decision‑making model for digitally safe leadership.
• A one‑page leadership dashboard for digital and cyber risk.
• Your top‑three digital risks heatmap.
• A supplier and technology procurement checklist.
• A clear escalation and communications pathway for digital incidents.
• A Cyber Resilience Warrant of Fitness at the end of the ninety.

Module 1: Digital Awareness and Governance for Leaders ($2500 + GST each)

• Digital risk in business terms: money, downtime, compliance, reputation.
• Digital safety versus cyber security versus digital resilience.
• Common digital risks: cyber threats, cloud misconfigurations, privacy risks, data handling, artificial intelligence misuse
• Leadership roles and responsibilities for directors, founders, and executives.
• Governance across people, process, technology, data, and suppliers.
• Budgeting for digital safety and the limitations of cyber insurance.
• Local case examples and lessons.

Module 2: Understanding Your Gaps and Behaviours

• People: training, awareness, remote work, culture, and leadership behaviours.
• Process: incident response, business continuity, backups, access control, responsible artificial intelligence use, change management.
• Technology: cloud, artificial intelligence, shadow technology, integrations, data flows.
• Procurement: questions to ask before buying digital tools.
• Reporting expectations from internal teams and external partners.
• Third‑party and supplier risk.

Module 3: Incident Response for Leaders — Digital Incidents

• What happens in the first twenty‑four to seventy‑two hours.
• Roles of leadership, internal technology teams, and external partners.
• Legal and regulatory considerations including privacy obligations.
• Communications: media, customers, insurers, and regulators.
• Short tabletop exercise to practise under pressure.

Today, organisations face growing cyber threats that can disrupt operations and harm reputations. Senior leaders are responsible for managing digital risk but often lack the tools and structure to do so effectively.

While having an IT manager or CISO is important, true digital leadership goes beyond simply delegating digital risks to technical experts. All leaders must take ownership of digital risk, recognising that effective cyber resilience requires commitment and accountability at the highest levels of the organisation.

The workshop provides practical guidance and actionable frameworks, helping non-technical leaders respond swiftly to incidents, meet legal obligations, and communicate clearly with stakeholders. By focusing on building a ninety-day action plan, it empowers participants to strengthen their organisation’s cyber resilience and confidently manage digital risks.

• Understand why cyber resilience is a critical leadership responsibility, not just a technical issue.
• Assign ownership of cyber and digital risks within your organisation and develop a clear reporting structure.
• Build and interpret a practical digital risk dashboard for ongoing oversight.
• Set effective expectations with both internal teams and external technology partners.
• Identify and prioritise the most significant people, process, technology, and supplier risks facing your organisation.
• Improve staff behaviours to reduce digital risk exposure and foster a resilient culture.
• Validate and manage supplier and third-party digital risks through structured assessment tools.
• Participate in a short tabletop exercise to practise incident response under pressure.
• Clarify escalation pathways for digital incidents and develop clear communication strategies for stakeholders, including media, customers, insurers, and regulators.
• Understand the requirements for achieving a Cyber Resilience Warrant of Fitness and prepare for certification.

• A tailored ninety-day action plan for enhancing your organisation’s cyber resilience.
• A draft digital risk dashboard for immediate use in your governance processes.
• A practical governance and reporting structure suited to your organisation.
• A prioritised list of improvement actions for people, process, technology, and supplier risks.
• An assurance and testing plan to support ongoing digital risk management.
• A readiness checklist to help you achieve the Cyber Resilience Warrant of Fitness.

Module 1: Foundations of Cyber Resilience (1 hr 45 min)

• Why cyber resilience matters for leaders.
• Assigning and mapping ownership for digital risk.
• Building a digital risk dashboard and reporting structure.
• Setting expectations with technology partners.
• Business-focused discussions on governance.

Module 2: Closing the Gaps (1 hr 45 min)

• Identifying high-priority risks.
• Prioritising improvement across people, process, technology, and suppliers.
• Shifting staff behaviours for resilience.
• Validating supplier and third-party risks.

Module 3: Testing and Readiness (1 hr 45 min)

• Tabletop exercise design and participation.
• Clarifying incident escalation pathways.
• Planning communications with key stakeholders.
• Understanding and preparing for the Cyber Resilience Warrant of Fitness.

• You’re a senior leader or business owner who isn’t technical, but knows technology impacts your decisions.
• You want to adopt new tools safely, not blindly.
• You need someone you can trust to explain risks and help you ask the right questions.
• You want to feel more confident leading in a digital environment.
• You’d like a safe space to ask “The questions I should already know”.
• You want practical guidance at your pace, without being turned into a CIO.

If any of these sound familiar, you’re exactly who we help.

• Clear guidance; no tech jargon:
  We explain things simply, in language that makes sense for business leaders.
• Support with due diligence:
  Before adopting new tools or platforms, we help you understand the risks and make informed decisions.
• A trusted advisor:
  Someone independent who’s on your side, helping you navigate a fast-changing digital world.
• Confidence in decision making:
  Understand your digital landscape well enough to make strong, safe choices.
• Mentoring tailored to you:
  Sessions are shaped around your needs; practical, relevant, and always at your pace.
• Flexible timeframes:
  Work with us short-term, long-term, or anywhere in between. You choose.

Modern businesses rely on digital systems more than ever, and that means leaders must understand the digital world their business is operating in.

Not to become a tech. Not to become an IT manager.

But knowing how to lead when it comes to cyber.

Being a better cyber leader means:

• Safer decisions.
• Fewer costly mistakes.
• More confident leadership.
• Stronger conversations with IT providers.
• A business that’s better protected against digital risk.

This is leadership capability for today and the future.

1. Book a conversation with Outfox:
   We understand your goals, challenges, and comfort level.
2. Choose your mentoring rhythm:
   Weekly, fortnightly, monthly; whatever suits you.
3. Build digital confidence one step at a time:
   Each session focuses on simple, practical guidance that strengthens your leadership.
4. Apply your new confidence immediately:
   Use what you learn to make better decisions across your organisation.