GCSI — Global Cyber Standards Institute, official PECB Partner, Luxembourg.
Executive & Board Training
The Chief Information Security Officer role sits at the intersection of every domain in this catalogue — governance, compliance, risk, architecture, incident and change management. This program is built for the people who must hold that full scope, and for the executives and board members to whom they report and who must be able to evaluate what they are hearing.
Why this matters for your organization
Board & executive leadership
Board members do not need to become security practitioners, but under NIS2, DORA and equivalent frameworks, they increasingly need to be able to meaningfully evaluate what their CISO is telling them — this program is built specifically to close that gap.
Risk, compliance & data protection functions
For those stepping into or already holding a CISO mandate, certification demonstrates command of the full governance scope of the role — not just its technical component — which is precisely what boards and regulators are testing for.
Operational & technical specialists
For senior technical specialists preparing to move into security leadership, this program is the structured path from operational expertise to the governance, risk and communication competence the CISO role actually requires.
Certifications offered
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
An executive-level program covering the full scope of the CISO role — security governance, compliance, risk, architecture, incident and change management — for security leaders and the executives and board members they report to.
- PECB Certified Information Security Officer — no professional experience required.
- PECB Certified Chief Information Security Officer — requires 5 years of professional experience, including 2 years in information security and 300 project hours.
5 days, including the certification exam.