Cybersecurity Law Short Course

Cybersecurity has become one of the most important legal and regulatory challenges facing organisations across the world. Governments, regulators and courts are increasingly concerned not only with cyber incidents themselves, but with the adequacy of organisational preparation, governance, contractual protections and legal response.

This online short course examines the legal and regulatory frameworks governing cybersecurity in a period of increasing digital vulnerability, regulatory scrutiny and geopolitical uncertainty. The course focuses on how cybersecurity law operates in practice and how legal and regulatory rules shape organisational responsibility, risk management, contractual relationships and incident response.

Across six sessions, participants will explore key areas where law, regulation, governance and technology intersect, including the legal framework of cybersecurity, the duty of care and organisational risk management, data breaches and legal consequences, contractual allocation of cyber risk, critical infrastructure and national security, and the practical tools that organisations and professionals can use to improve cybersecurity practice.

The course is designed for legal professionals and senior non-legal practitioners working in or alongside cybersecurity, technology, compliance, risk management, corporate governance and public policy. It will be of particular interest to lawyers in private practice or in-house roles, compliance and regulatory professionals, risk managers, corporate executives and policymakers concerned with digital security and legal accountability.

Lectures will be delivered live online and recorded for registered participants, with access made available via the Institute’s Virtual Learning Environment for a limited period following delivery.

Course structure and delivery

The course is delivered online over three weeks, comprising six two-hour sessions:

Week 1: Wednesday 27, Friday 29 May 2026
Week 2: Wednesday 3, Friday 5 June 2026
Week 3: Wednesday 10, Friday 12 June 2026