# The Cyber Siege: Leading Through a Ransomware and Data-Breach Crisis

> For chief executives and boards of African banks, telecoms and large groups. Learn to command the first hours, decide on the ransom, restore the business…

- Provider: BrandsClass Executive Academy (a Brands Nexus Network Limited company)
- Format: online lessons, then a live virtual boardroom simulation with AI board members, scored against a published rubric
- Duration: about 240 minutes (9 lessons)
- Access: 365 days from the day you start
- Price: ₦259,000 (NGN)
- Certificate: a certificate that anyone can verify online. It is not a regulated or accredited qualification.
- Level: Boardroom
- Who it is for: Chief executives, chairs, risk and audit committee chairs, CISOs, general counsel and finance chiefs of African banks, telecoms, utilities and large groups.
- Page: https://brandsclass.com/courses/the-cyber-siege-leading-through-a-ransomware-and-data-breach-crisis/
- Last updated: 2026-10-14

## What you will learn

- Declare a cyber crisis early and run the first hours in order, with a decision log and an out-of-band channel
- Set up a crisis cell with clear authority, including the authority to isolate systems
- Restore services in dependency order, run controlled manual workarounds and verify backups
- Decide on a ransom as a board, with legal, sanctions and insurance advice, and negotiate only through professionals
- Establish what data was taken, meet notification duties on time and protect affected people
- Engage regulators, law enforcement, insurers, lenders and partners with one consistent account
- Communicate under attack, manage the financial impact and rebuild with independent review and accountability

## Lessons

1. The first hours of a cyber siege
2. Command and decision rights
3. Containment, restoration and the business
4. The ransom question
5. Data, customers and notification duties
6. Regulators, law enforcement, insurers and partners
7. Communications under attack
8. Money, markets and the balance sheet
9. Recovery, accountability and rebuilding

## How to enrol

Open https://brandsclass.com/courses/the-cyber-siege-leading-through-a-ransomware-and-data-breach-crisis/ to create a free account and buy a seat.