The CISO role has changed fundamentally. NIS2 Article 20 makes senior management personally accountable for cybersecurity. DORA Article 5 places ICT risk governance obligations directly on the management body. UK GDPR Article 24 requires demonstrable accountability at leadership level. The CCISO from EC-Council is a 150-question multiple choice exam that tests CISO knowledge recall across five domains. XCISO is built for professionals who need to demonstrate actual executive security governance capability.
Across six instructor-led days, XCISO covers every dimension of the modern CISO role: governance framework design and board reporting, enterprise risk management in CISO language, regulatory personal liability under NIS2 and DORA, security programme design and investment justification, security operations oversight, crisis leadership and media communication, supply chain governance, AI security governance at executive level, and the CISO career strategy that sustains long-term effectiveness.
On Day 6, participants navigate a complex CISO governance scenario: a major incident is unfolding, regulatory notifications are due, the board wants a briefing, media are calling, and the security programme budget is under threat. The senior practitioner observes governance decisions, regulatory compliance, and executive communication quality throughout. XCISO certificate and Practitioner Assessment Report issued together. Aligned with EC-Council CCISO five domains, NIST CSF 2.0 Govern function, ISO 27001:2022 Clause 5, NIS2 Article 20, DORA Article 5, NCSC CAF, and UK Cyber Security Council CISO competency framework.
