The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) launches new Digital Risk Management Certificate developed with support of University of Warwick experts

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This new specialist Certificate, awarded by the IRM and developed with support from the WMG Cyber Security Centre at the University of Warwick and the University’s Department of Politics and International Studies, has been designed to equip individuals to apply and develop their skills in an increasingly digital world.

The course covers how to carry out digital risk assessments, provides a detailed grounding in cyber security principles and practices and also looks at the ethical issues surrounding both privacy and machine learning.

The key topics covered are:

  • The digital world and the “4th industrial revolution”
  • Digital disruption, organisational and societal change
  • Risk management principles and practices in relation to digital risk
  • Ethical implications of digital innovation
  • Principles and practice of cyber security and incident management and
  • Audit and assurance for digital and emerging risk

Professor Tom Sorell, Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the University of Warwick, who contributed to the development of the study guide and syllabus, said:

“I was delighted to help develop the learning materials for this new IRM course.

The course will introduce learners to digital…

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