CyberMasterClass
Understand and steer
Cybersecurity is no longer an IT matter alone. It directly shapes the decisions made by executives, business teams and HR functions. CyberMasterClass offers a clear reading of cyber risk for those who have to decide, explain, sell or hire, without technical expertise, in an uncertain digital environment.
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Who is this masterclass for?
A shared foundation for understanding cyber risk, adapted to each role within the company.
CYBERMASTERCLASS EXECUTIVES
For executives and board members facing decisions that commit the company in the face of cyber risk. Governance, trade-offs, accountability, business continuity: what you need to decide rather than react.
CYBERMASTERCLASS BUSINESS
For business, sales and consulting profiles involved in selling or carrying cybersecurity offers. Understand cyber risk from a decision-maker's perspective to speak in terms of value, impact and credibility.
CYBERMASTERCLASS TALENT
For HR teams and recruiters facing complex cybersecurity profiles that are hard to assess. Understand the roles, skills and limits in order to hire with judgement and business alignment.
Fouad Benjoudar - Over 30 years serving executive committees
After some twenty years within the world's largest multinationals in consulting, digital transformation and the delivery of critical international programmes, I have spent more than 10 years working exclusively with executives and board members.
I work on the most sensitive matters: mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration, cyber governance and organisational resilience across several countries. I also teach crisis management and cybersecurity in a Master's programme accredited by the ANSSI at Université Lyon 2.
- Build a clear and workable cyber strategy
- Prioritise your risks and protect your critical assets
- Put effective and responsive governance in place
- Anticipate and handle crises with method
6 modules. 90 minutes.
A concrete outcome for your role.
Each masterclass applies the same cyber expertise to the decisions and responsibilities specific to your profession.
What threatens your organisation, what the law now requires of you, which decisions are yours alone, and how to steer cybersecurity the way you steer a P&L. You leave with an action plan you can present to your board.
What threatens your organisation in 2026
The attacks that specifically target executives and mid-market companies. Real cases, quantified business impact.
Your personal legal obligations
NIS2, DORA, GDPR: what you are personally exposed to. Penalties, civil and criminal liability.
Where your real weaknesses are
A rapid diagnostic of critical gaps: access, third parties, backups, governance.
The 5 decisions that change everything
The trade-offs only you can make: budget, providers, continuity plan, crisis communication.
What to do in the first 48 hours
Your precise role during an attack: who to call, what to decide, how to communicate without making things worse.
Steering cybersecurity like a CEO
RACI, steering indicators, risk committee, 30-60-90 day roadmap approved by the board.
Understand what you are actually selling, speak the language of executive buyers, handle objections and build a credible case. In 90 minutes, you close differently.
Understand what you are actually selling
What an executive buyer looks for: continuity, compliance, reputation. Not technology.
Talk risk, not technology
Translate your offer into business impact: cost of an incident, regulatory fine, lost contract.
Map the real cyber decision-makers
Who actually signs: CIO, CISO, CEO, CFO? Address the right people.
Handle technical objections
The 8 most frequent objections in cyber sales and the answers that unlock the deal.
NIS2 and DORA as sales levers
Turn a legal obligation into buying urgency. Compliance as a closing accelerator.
Close a cyber deal with an executive team
Sales scripts, qualification and buying signals specific to the cyber market.
Understand cyber roles, read a CV without being misled, assess a CISO candidate without being technical, and secure your HR processes. In 90 minutes, you hire with judgement.
Cyber roles explained to HR
CISO, SOC, DPO, pentest, GRC: what each profile actually does, what it costs and where its limits are.
Read a cyber CV without being misled
Which certifications matter, which are worthless, and the warning signs from the first interview.
Interview questions for cyber profiles
What to ask a CISO or SOC analyst to assess real competence without technical expertise.
Job descriptions that attract the right people
The classic mistakes in cyber job ads and how to write one that attracts a senior CISO.
Your HR obligations under GDPR
Employee data protection, retention periods, payment fraud risks.
Secure onboarding and offboarding
The HR processes that create gaps: access left open, shared accounts, poorly protected data.
Included in the programme
Premium extras: lifetime updates, ready-to-use documents and a peer community for executives.
Resources
Ready-to-use templates (policies, continuity plans, incident runbooks, dashboards). Download, adapt and save weeks of work.
Lifetime updates
Continuous updates: threats, standards, field feedback. Stay current without reinventing the wheel.
Community
Lasting access to a peer network. Concrete questions, tested answers, useful contacts at the right moment.
One standard. Three professional angles.
€490 / 90 min online, including 10 hours of post-session support. Led by a cybersecurity expert. Choose your angle.
CyberMasterClass Executives
For executives and board members who need to decide rather than react. Cyber governance, accountability and strategic steering.
- Cyber governance and trade-offs
- Accountability and compliance (NIS2, DORA)
- 7-day action plan
- 10 hours of post-session support
CyberMasterClass Business
For sales teams and consultants who want to sell cybersecurity with credibility. Cyber risk seen from the business side.
- Understand cyber risk from the business side
- Value and impact narrative
- Practical cases in cyber solution selling
- 10 hours of post-session support
CyberMasterClass Talent
For HR teams and recruiters assessing complex cybersecurity profiles. Understand the roles and skills to hire with judgement.
- Understand cyber roles (CISO, SOC, pentest...)
- Assess a candidate with judgement
- Hire in line with business needs
- 10 hours of post-session support
Still hesitating? That is fair.
Answers to the most common questions, so you can decide with full clarity before joining the CyberMasterClass.
No. The CyberMasterClass is designed for executives and decision-makers, not engineers. Everything is explained in plain language, without unnecessary jargon.
Once enrolled, you keep unlimited access to the content, updates and document templates. You can come back at any time.
Both. Live sessions are designed for direct interaction with the expert, and replays are available at your own pace.
Yes. You can raise them during live sessions or in the private community. More confidential matters can be handled outside the masterclass.
Yes. The content is built around the concrete needs of leaders in small and mid-sized companies as well as large groups.