Cybersecurity Strategy & Leadership Accelerator

Comprehensive curriculum

Covering advanced topics such as strategic threat intelligence, AI-amplified cyber risk, crisis leadership, governance and regulatory frameworks, and cybersecurity strategy, ensuring you’re equipped to lead in today’s complex and evolving cyber risk environment.

Hands-on experience

Engage in applied, real-world exercises including executive briefings, crisis simulations and a one-day Cambridge Leadership Immersion, all designed to build a leadership-ready portfolio and demonstrate your ability to translate cyber risk into business action.

Industry mentorship

Benefit from regular live sessions with experienced cybersecurity leaders and practitioners, offering insight into current challenges, leadership decision-making and best practices across industries.

One-to-one career coaching

Receive personalised career guidance to help you define your leadership goals, strengthen your strategic profile and position yourself for progression into senior cybersecurity roles. With the Career-Milestone Guarantee, you’ll receive up to 12 months of coaching and if you haven’t reached your milestone, such as securing a new role, earning a promotion or pay increase, or completing a paid consulting project, we’ll extend your coaching for another 6 months free.

Live industry projects

Apply your learning through a 6-week Capstone Project where you lead a simulated organisational cybersecurity crisis and develop a high-level, multi-year security transformation strategy aligned to business goals, governance requirements and resource constraints.

Flexible learning

With a commitment of 10 to 12 hours per week, balance your professional development alongside work through a structured yet flexible online programme, complemented by a one-day Cambridge Leadership Immersion (in person, with a virtual option available) focused on executive communication, decision-making and leadership under pressure.

Aspiring cybersecurity leaders

Ideal for cybersecurity professionals looking to transition from technical or specialist roles into strategic leadership and management positions.

Experienced security professionals

Well suited to those already working in cybersecurity, risk or technology roles who want to strengthen their leadership capability and progress into senior or enterprise-facing positions.

Professionals in adjacent roles

Suitable for individuals in related fields such as IT, risk, governance, legal or operations who are accountable for cyber outcomes and want to build the strategic understanding required to lead effectively.

Strategic Threat Intelligence and AI

Understand how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping the cyber threat landscape. Develop the ability to assess, prioritise and communicate risk in complex organisational environments.

Cybersecurity Strategy

Learn how to position cybersecurity as a strategic business function, aligning security priorities with organisational goals, resources and risk appetite.

Crisis Leadership and Incident Response

Build confidence leading teams and stakeholders through high-pressure cyber incidents. Practise decision-making, coordination and communication during realistic crisis scenarios.

Governance, Risk and Regulation

Explore how governance frameworks and regulatory requirements influence cybersecurity strategy, including key considerations across General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2), Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the EU AI Act.

People, Performance and Executive Communication

Develop the leadership and communication skills required to influence executives, manage teams and translate technical cyber risk into clear, business-aligned insight.

View the full curriculum breakdown by requesting the programme brochure.