Cybersecurity leaders should use the resources and the templates as well as advisory services offered by companies like The Cyber Advisory Company (TCAC) as well as Gartner and others to ensure that they are delivering key messages that resonate with the board and to assist in driving high-quality information risk decisions. As we as how to benefit from Digital trust in your corporate strategies and drive to deliver value to the organisations.
Cybersecurity has become a common discussion topic for boards of directors (BoDs) across all industries. This is not surprising, as 88% of respondents to the 2022 Gartner View from the Board of Directors Survey now regard cybersecurity as a business risk, and not a technology problem.
As a result of this trend, cybersecurity leaders, including chief information security officers (CISOs), are increasingly being asked to present on a wide range of cybersecurity topics. These include:
· Raising the BoD’s cybersecurity literacy and outlining its role in addressing the organization’s cybersecurity
risks.
· Outlining how the cybersecurity program is helping the organization meet its compliance obligations.
· Providing an overview of the latest trends, threats or incidents that are prominent in the media or being
discussed on other boards — for example, ransomware.
· Presenting the organization’s existing or new security strategy for approval.
· Summarizing how the cybersecurity team’s investments are delivering value to the organization.
· How well is the organization positioned to benefit from introducing Digital Trust as part of the Digital / Cyber
strategies.
Gartner and other analysts are reviewing hundreds of draft cybersecurity board presentations and reports every year to help CISOs ensure that the information that they are submitting to the board for consideration resonates and meets the needs of their audience. Based on those reviews, there is often a range of issues identified that, if not addressed, will reduce the likelihood that the board regards the information as being valuable. Figure 1 summarizes common board presentation mistakes and what the board is really looking for.
Figure 1: Common Board Presentation Mistakes Versus What the Board is looking for:
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