Cybersecurity Resilience for Leaders Certificate
The increasing number of incidents and ransomware events requires that leaders understand the risk associated with breaches and how to mitigate operational and regulatory impacts on their organization. The Duke Cybersecurity Resilience for Leaders Certificate program will introduce cyber threats and vulnerabilities that may pose a risk to the organization’s data and systems. Leaders will gain an understanding of regulatory frameworks and standards, including best practices that can be implemented to recover and restore business operations after a breach event. On completion of the certificate program, leaders will have a firm grasp of threats, risk management, mitigation strategies, business continuity, disaster recovery, governance, and oversight of the cybersecurity functions in an organization.
2025 Registration Details:
- Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
- Program Dates: May 29-30, 2025
- Program Tuition: $5,000
- Scholarships: Paladin CISO Scholars
The increasing use of and dependence on Operational Technology (OT) requires that leaders understand the risk associated with this technology and how to mitigate regulatory and operational risk to their organizations. The Duke Industrial Security for Leaders Certificate program will provide an introduction to Operational Technology and threats and vulnerabilities that may facilitate malicious targeting of industrial systems. Leaders will gain an understanding of regulatory frameworks and standards and of regulatory requirements that can be implemented to protect this critical technology. On completion of the certificate program, leaders will have a firm grasp on threats, risks, mitigation and governance and oversight of OT.
2025 Registration Details:
- Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
- Program Dates: May 26-27, 2025
- Program Tuition: $5,000
Course Overview
The Cybersecurity Resilience for Leaders Certificate program consists of nine sessions. After completing this intensive two-day program, participants will take an online exam covering the material presented. Successful completion will earn them the Duke Cybersecurity and Resilience for Leaders certificate.
*Schedule and sequencing of programming are subject to change.
- Why resilience matters
- How resilient organizations can prepare for breach events
- Types of cyber-attacks that can impact the organization
- Strategies for implementing resilience
- Strategies for evaluating the cyber resilience of the organization
- Strategies and tactical execution activities to implement, manage, and monitor a cyber resilience program at an organization
- NIST 800-160 v2 r1.
- NIST CSF
- How multinational and international organizations can implement resiliency
- Practical steps to protect the organization
- How can cyber insurance provide value in resilient organizations?
- Business continuity best practices
- Disaster recovery best practices
- Certificate learners complete the required online exam to earn the certificate
How to Apply
We have outlined the application process for the program and key deadlines below.
Step 1: Apply
Visit our application page to start your application.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
Step 2: Acceptance
Once applications are received and reviewed, candidates will be notified of their status and will receive information about how to join the program, course materials, and schedule.
Step 3: Prepare
Complete the tuition payment and arrange accommodations for the in-person component of the program.
Ready to boost your skills in Industrial Security Leadership?
Priority Registration Deadline: January 17, 2025
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
Tuition Deadline: May 9, 2025
The two-day Duke Cyber and AI Security for Leaders certificate program is intended for members of the board of directors, executives and managers who are responsible for governance and oversight of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence data and systems in their organizations.
The fee for attending the program is $5,000 and includes access to the course materials and platform. Tuition payment should be paid in full prior to the program start date.
We offer flexible payment installment plans and priority pricing for alumni and partners. If you are interested in creating a payment plan or if you are interested in our priority pricing, please email us at pratt_cybersec@duke.edu.
Our program partner, Paladin Capital, has sponsored a limited number of scholarships to offset the cost of tuition for the program. Individuals that receive this scholarship will be recognized as Paladin CISO Scholars. Scholarship recipients will be selected during the application review process based on their CV/resume and statement of purpose if they specify on the application form that they wish to be considered for a scholarship.
Program Director
Art Ehuan is the Executive in Residence at the Pratt School of Engineering and Executive Director of the Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity Program. Previously Art served as the Vice President at Palo Alto Networks, a global cybersecurity corporation and managing director at Alvarez & Marsal, global cyber risk service management practice, an international consulting firm. Art has held cybersecurity leadership roles at USAA, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Cisco Systems. Art has worked with governments and law enforcement in the U.S. and overseas on cybersecurity cases, frequently giving expert testimony in federal, military, and state courts on digital forensics and cybercrime matters. For nearly two decades he has served as a lecturer for the U.S. State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Cyber Training Program, and he previously also worked as a supervisory special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a special agent for the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Art has been retained as a cyber expert on prominent data breaches to include Sony Pictures, Target, Anthem, Equifax, Marriott and Capital One.
