Emerging Risks in Digital Transformation
Digital transformation brings innovation and efficiency but also exposes organizations to new and complex risks. This course explores the risk landscape created by cloud adoption, automation, AI, and IoT, and highlights governance and compliance challenges in the digital era. Participants will learn to apply ISO and NIST risk frameworks to transformation projects, build digital trust, and strengthen organizational resilience. The training is designed for IT professionals, project managers, risk professionals, and business leaders guiding digital transformation initiatives.
Content
This training will cover:
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Introduction: Digital Transformation in Context
- Meaning beyond buzzwords
- Key drivers: cloud, automation, AI, IoT, data-driven business
- Common failure causes: unmanaged risks, lack of resilience
- The New Risk Landscape
- Cyber risks: cloud, ransomware, vendors
- Operational risks: downtime, disruption, change resistance
- Compliance risks: GDPR, sector rules, EU AI Act
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Strategic risks: lock-in, ROI failure, reputation
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Strategic risks: lock-in, ROI failure, reputation
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Emerging Technology Risks
- AI: ethics, bias, unintended effects
- Cloud & SaaS: data residency, resilience, dependencies
- IoT/OT: expanded attack surface
- Automation (RPA): overreliance, governance gaps
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Frameworks & Governance for Resilient transformation
- Frameworks: ISO 31000, ISO 27001/27005, NIST
- Adapting frameworks to transformation
- Digital trust: leadership, culture, collaboration
- Embedding risk thinking in agile & DevOps projectsL
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Practical Application & Road Ahead
- Tools: risk registers, scoring, reporting
- Case study: cloud + AI migration scenario (group exercise)
- Future risks: quantum, AI deepfakes, regulation
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the drivers and risks of digital transformation.
- Identify emerging risks across cybersecurity, compliance, operational, and strategic domains.
- Apply ISO and NIST frameworks to assess digital transformation projects.
- Propose governance and cultural approaches to embed resilience.
- Use practical tools (risk registers, templates) for risk analysis.
- Evaluate upcoming risks and prepare adaptive mitigation strategies.
Training Method
The course combines short lectures with group exercises and case studies. Learners will work in teams to analyse a transformation project, perform a risk assessment, and present their findings.
Certification
Certificate of ParticipationPrerequisites
No formal prerequisites. Recommended for professionals with an understanding of business and IT processes, including cyber security.
Planning and location
09:00 - 12:00
Your trainer(s) for this course
Aleksandrina Kovacheva
See trainer's courses.Aleksandrina Kovacheva is a senior cybersecurity officer at the European Investment Bank (EIB), where she focuses on information security strategy, AI governance, and digital risk management. With more than a decade of experience at the intersection of technology and business, she brings both hands-on technical expertise and strategic leadership to her work. At DLH Luxembourg, Aleksandrina contributes her expertise in AI risk & governance and emerging risks in digital transformation, offering practical, exercise-based courses that equip learners with actionable tools for real-world business challenges.
Aleksandrina holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Luxembourg and is certified as a CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).