Managing the Business Impact of Cybercrime

Overview

This one-day course focuses on the damaging and widespread nature of cybercrime, a challenge that continues to cause significant impacts to enterprises across the globe. First, we study the current threat landscape, surveying the primary types of cybercrime ranging from identity theft to extortion.

We then explore the Dark Web, a space that law enforcement agencies struggle to police, and which creates a rich ecosystem for digital criminality.

Finally, we study ransomware. Widely regarded as the most acute risk to enterprise operations, we examine how these attacks are planned and carried out. Then you'll take part in an interactive exercise to determine whether a fictional organisation should comply with or resist a ransom demand when under attack. By the end of the course, you’ll be better equipped to identify common cybercrimes, understand how they operate, and assess how your organisation should respond.

Programme details

Session 1: Cybercrime

  • This session considers how criminals use hacking for financial gain. First, we explore the primary attack types of data theft, extortion and fraud. We will then study how some nation-states use hacking to help finance their governments, before we examine the Dark Web ecosystem, a critical enabler for global cybercrime. Finally, we consider some of the options for countering criminal hackers.

Session 2: The Dark Web

  • Explores the Dark Web’s mechanics, and how the cyber underworld collaborates. We analyse the history and architecture of the Dark Web (Tor), before considering its uses, ranging from protecting the privacy of individuals’ legal browsing to enabling the uncensored browsing of dissidents within autocratic countries. Finally, we take a tour of a criminal marketplace to understand how it functions and creates trust amongst users. At the conclusion of this session, you will have a foundational understanding of the Dark Web and its history.

Sessions 3 & 4: Ransomware

  • This session starts by travelling back to the 1980s, to study the origins of Ransomware. We trace its evolution through to the early 2010s and analyse the catalysts that turned it from a niche technical problem to an endemic threat to critical national infrastructure. We examine the tradecraft attackers employ, before considering the scale and impacts of the problem. Then, we assess the variables in deciding whether to capitulate to a ransom demand. Finally, we explore available countermeasures.

This course can be taken separately or as part of our Cyber Security for Business Discount Week (29 June - 3 July 2026).

Attending Your Course 

Further details will be emailed to you two weeks ahead of your course, this will include registration information and an overview of the course timetable.

Please get in touch if you have not received this information within five working days of the course start date. 

In the meantime, you may wish to plan your travel: Travel information

Certification

In order to be eligible for a certificate of attendance, you will need to attend the whole course. Participants who meet this criterion will be emailed after the end of the course with a link, and instructions on how to access their University of Oxford digital certificate. 

The certificate will show your name, the course title and the dates of the course you attended. You will be able to download your certificate, as well as share it on social media if you choose to do so. 

Fees

Description Costs
Standard course fee £745.00

Payment

Fees include course materials, tuition, refreshments and lunches. The price does not include accommodation.

All courses are VAT exempt.

Register immediately online 

Click the 'Book now' button on this webpage. Payment by credit or debit card is required.

Request an invoice

If you require an invoice for your company or organisation, please email us to request an online application form.  

Payment is then accepted online, by credit/debit card, or by bank transfer. 

Tutor

Dr Craig Jarvis

Dr Craig Jarvis is a recognised industry leader and academic in cybersecurity, with a distinguished career spanning technical, strategic and executive leadership roles.

He brings substantial industry experience, most notably serving as Chief Technology Officer at DXC Security - then the world’s largest provider of security services. In this role, he was joint second-in-command of a $1 billion annual revenue business comprising over 4,000 cybersecurity professionals and 16 security operations centres. His responsibilities encompassed enterprise leadership, technology strategy, and portfolio development.

During his tenure, Craig founded DXC Security Labs, leading innovation in cybersecurity research and development. He also established a strategic cyber threat intelligence function and launched a cyber-physical systems security division, which generated a $50 million sales pipeline within its first year.

Craig has worked across all major industry sectors. His engagements have included advising energy companies during nation-state breach responses, enhancing hospital resilience strategies, and supporting government agencies with cybersecurity transformation. Most of his time is now spent in financial services, where he advises major banks and private equity firms on cybersecurity strategy, architecture, and due diligence.

A long-standing expert in security operations, Craig spent many years in his early career as a forensic and threat intelligence analyst, leading breach investigations and countering advanced threat actors. He engineered systems to monitor malicious actors within compromised systems. 

In addition to his industry contributions, Craig is a researcher and academic. He lectures at leading institutions including the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and Royal Holloway. He has delivered training to business executives and technical leaders from some of the world’s most prestigious organisations.

Craig holds a PhD in cybersecurity, as well as master’s degrees in international security, information security and digital forensics, and classical music. He studied at institutions including the University of Oxford, King’s College London, and Royal Holloway.

His forthcoming book, Cyber Terrorism: Extremism & Hacking, will be published in 2026. He is the author of CryptoWars: The Fight for Privacy in the Digital Age and has contributed to Next Generation Enterprise Security. His academic research has been published in respected peer-reviewed journals, including Intelligence and National Security.

As a member of the Offensive Cyber Working Group's College of Experts, Craig plays an active role in shaping research in offensive cybersecurity. He is also the founding chair of the Geopolitics-Cyber Community of London Experts (GeoCyclone), an organisation bringing together business leaders, academics, and policy makers to share knowledge on national security and digital technologies.

Craig is active on LinkedIn, often posting details of upcoming courses and ongoing research.

Application

If you would like to discuss your application or any part of the application process before applying, please click 'Ask a Question' at the top of this page. 

Accommodation

Although not included in the course fee, accommodation may be available at our on-site Rewley House Residential Centre. All bedrooms are en suite and decorated to a high standard, and come with tea- and coffee-making facilities, free Wi-Fi access and Freeview TV. Guests can take advantage of the excellent dining facilities and common room bar, where they may relax and network with others on the programme.

To check prices, availability and to book rooms please visit the Rewley House Residential Centre website. 

Enrolled students are entitled to discounted accommodation rates for the purpose of study, at Rewley House, and can contact the administration team for the promotional code to use for making online accommodation bookings via the website.