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Partner Richard Hsu, a CIPP/US/E, CIPT and CIPM Certified Privacy Professional, Global Head of the Intellectual Property Transactions Group and Co-Head of the Privacy & Data Protection practice...
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Partner Richard
Hsu, a CIPP/US/E, CIPT and CIPM Certified Privacy Professional,
Global Head of the Intellectual Property Transactions Group and
Co-Head of the Privacy & Data Protection practice, interviewed
Joe Grundfest, Professor of Law and Director of the Rock Center for
Corporate Governance at Stanford Law School and former Commissioner
of the SEC. They discuss when and how boards of directors need to
become involved with cybersecurity issues and provide best practice
tips for boards in grappling with cybersecurity issues:
While one or two members of the board need to have a
"minimal footprint" – be sufficiently conversant
– in cybersecurity, ideally the board should still be advised
by an outside "cyber advisor"
Tabletop exercises are a useful look into the strength of a
company's cybersecurity defenses -- a breach could have
long-lasting negative implications
Boards should seek outside help because cybersecurity issues
are qualitatively different than the other issues that a board
usually considers
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