Executive Briefing Course
Cyber Warfare and National Security
Develop a strategic view of cyber conflict by assessing threats to critical services, infrastructure dependencies and the coordination of defensive responses.
Course Overview
Examines cyber conflict and its implications for national security and critical services. Participants assess strategic threats, infrastructure dependencies and the coordination of defensive responses.
Who This Course Is For
- Security leaders assessing strategic threats
- Critical infrastructure risk management professionals
- Policy specialists reviewing cyber resilience
- Analysts supporting national security discussions
What Participants Will Learn
Assess strategic cyber scenarios and uncertainties
Map critical service and infrastructure dependencies
Explain implications for defensive coordination responsibilities
Compare resilience priorities against service impacts
Present evidence-based strategic cyber planning questions
Key topics
- Strategic threat assessment
- Critical service dependencies
- Defensive coordination
- Resilience planning
Course Modules
Back to Course OverviewCyber Conflict and Security Context
Cyber Conflict and Security Context
Module overview
Review strategic threats, critical service dependencies and the role of defensive coordination in national security scenarios.
Key topics
Strategic threat assessment · Critical service dependencies · Defensive coordination · Resilience planning
Learning outcome
Identify the threat and dependency questions relevant to a strategic cyber scenario.
Learning format
Guided discussion · strategic case review
Threat Assessment and Uncertainty
Threat Assessment and Uncertainty
Module overview
Assess strategic threat information and distinguish supported observations from assumptions about intent and wider impact.
Key topics
Threat evidence · Strategic uncertainty · Intent assumptions · Assessment limitations
Learning outcome
Explain what threat evidence supports and what remains uncertain.
Learning format
Evidence review · strategic discussion
Critical Services and Infrastructure Dependencies
Critical Services and Infrastructure Dependencies
Module overview
Map dependencies between critical services and supporting infrastructure to understand possible disruption impacts.
Key topics
Critical service dependencies · Infrastructure relationships · Disruption impacts · Service continuity
Learning outcome
Explain how an infrastructure dependency influences a critical service risk.
Learning format
Strategic case discussion · dependency mapping
Defensive Coordination and Resilience
Defensive Coordination and Resilience
Module overview
Review responsibilities for defensive coordination and compare resilience priorities across affected services.
Key topics
Defensive coordination · Response responsibilities · Resilience planning · Priority trade-offs
Learning outcome
Identify coordination responsibilities and service priorities in a defensive planning scenario.
Learning format
Guided discussion · resilience review
Strategic Cyber Scenario Review
Strategic Cyber Scenario Review
Module overview
Assess a strategic scenario and present defensive planning priorities with explicit evidence and uncertainty.
Key topics
Strategic case study · Threat assessment · Dependency review · Defensive priorities
Learning outcome
Participants can assess a strategic cyber scenario and explain defensive planning priorities.
Learning format
Lectures, strategic case studies and group analysis