The buck stops with the board and the C-suite for management of all major risks—and cyber threats have emerged as some of the most significant such risks. Yet there are few established rules and practices for boards and senior managers to rely on. What are the risks you may face? How can your company manage its digital presence effectively? What roles and responsibilities should your board and senior executives hold?
To help you answer such critical questions, Dentons' Bill Ide and Amanda Leech have prepared A Cybersecurity Guide for Directors. Within, you'll learn how all aspects of a board's oversight duties—strategy, talent, risk, governance, compliance and culture—play into management of cyber risk under the business judgment rule. We hope this guide, presented in clear, plain-English terms, will give you a greater understanding of cybersecurity risks—as well as how you can keep your company and its stakeholders safe.
Key topics include:
- Cybersecurity governance
- Cybersecurity strategy and risk oversight
- Risk-based strategy
- Risk prioritization
- Best practices and standards
- Creating dashboards to measure and improve your program
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