SEC403: Secrets to Successful Cybersecurity Presentation

SEC403 gives you the skills to put together an effective security briefing, secure the interest and engagement of your audience, and confidently deliver presentations to a variety of groups. You'll learn effective techniques to secure management approval for new security projects and tools, as well as how to handle the toughest questions and adjust on-the-fly. This course covers best practices for common security presentations such as penetration testing reports, security assessment reports, incident updates, after-action reports, security awareness briefings, and more.

What You Will Learn
SEC403 gives you the skills to put together an effective security briefing, secure the interest and engagement of your audience, and confidently deliver presentations to a variety of groups. You'll learn effective techniques to secure management approval for new security projects and tools, as well as how to handle the toughest questions and adjust on-the-fly. This course covers best practices for common security presentations such as penetration testing reports, security assessment reports, incident updates, after-action reports, security awareness briefings, and more.

What you will learn:

The ultimate toolkit to secure buy-in, approvals for requests, and career growth

Whatever your role in cybersecurity, you'll likely be called upon to present to technologists, users, and leadership. How well you do that will impact both the effectiveness of your organizations' security and the trajectory of your career.

SEC403 shows you how to put together an effective security briefing, secure the interest and engagement of your audience, and confidently deliver presentations to a variety of groups. You'll learn effective techniques to secure management approval for new security projects and tools, as well as how to handle the toughest questions and adjust on-the-fly. Designed exclusively for cybersecurity professionals, this course covers best practices for common security presentations such as penetration testing reports, security assessment reports, incident updates, after-action reports, security awareness briefings, and more.

Syllabus (4 CPEs)

SEC403.1: Gaining and Keeping the Audiences Attention

SEC403.2: Packaging for Impact

SEC403.3: Using Stories and Models to Engage and Inspire

Author Statement
Two statements from security professionals who attended early versions of this course are far more eloquent than I could be in describing why this short course could be a great investment:

"I have seen my people make nearly every one of the mistakes you illustrated, but I either didn't know they were mistakes or didn't know how to coach them to fix it. Now I do. Every one of my security people as well as my marketing folks are going to be taking this course and we will all use the score sheets to build a culture of great presentations." (G. MacArthur, VP, Dell)

"Thank you! Thank you! I just got back to my office from a briefing I had to give to my boss's boss (a 2 star) about a security incident that we experienced. He told my boss it was the best security briefing he had ever seen. I think it was mostly the timeline chart you showed us how to use for incident reporting. Whatever it was, thank you!" (name withheld, U.S. Navy)

-Alan Paller