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Achieve Common Ground With Your Board for Enterprise-Wide Security

Cyber risk is not just a security issue; it’s a business issue. Alignment of security leaders and top business stakeholders maximizes resources and sets expectations for how an effective security program can enable business growth by building trust and defending against costly cyberattacks.
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We’ve launched this series of resources to help you find common ground with your board to strengthen security, support your budget, and enable business growth.
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Imagine that boards are from Mars and CISOs are from Venus. Well, one day not that long ago, a board of directors got on a rocket ship that left Mars and flew to Venus. When the board landed, it met a CISO, and they formed a beautiful bond with a shared passion for business.

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Cyber risk is not just a security issue, it’s a business issue.

As a result, it’s rightfully become an executive level discussion topic. That said, security teams often need help articulating risks in business and financial terms required to gain the attention of CEO and Boards.

Translating cyber-risk into financial risk creates a meeting of the top minds that accelerates business decision-making. Proving the effectiveness of a security program and justifying the budget in this way makes CISOs look like champions. Moreover, alignment of security leaders and top business stakeholders maximizes resources and sets expectations for how an effective security posture can enable business growth by building trust and defending against costly cyberattacks.

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TIP 1
How do you demonstrate value to the board?

Jasper Ossentjuk, NielsenIQ

While technical talk resonates with security professionals, it’s the language of profit and loss that resonates with boards. Cyber professionals who interact with the board would do well to communicate in terms that are more quantifiable and tailor their language to what resonates with that audience: How much risk a security program will mitigate – in dollars and cents.

For more watch the full webinar.

TIP 2
Having the risk transfer conversation

Anna Sarnek, SecurityScorecard

As an organization comes to an understanding of how much risk it’s willing to accept, risk quantification and decision analytics enables a clear understanding of ROI in financial terms.

This allows the conversation to shift from talk of throwing money at the problem and hoping for the greatest return to an understanding of risk mitigation and whether the organization is willing to accept the level of risk. The next step is exploring risk transfer via cyber insurance.

For more watch the full webinar.

TIP 3
How do you prepare to present to the board?

Jasper Ossentjuk, NielsenIQ

When CFOs present to the board, they generally don’t have to start with Finance 101. Boards tend to have an understanding of quarterly results, the yearly forecast, and the stock price. But CISOs need to deliver a two-part message including both foundational technical information and cybersecurity risks framed within a financial context. Telling the board that there are a lot of unpatched vulnerabilities, for example, doesn’t do anyone much good. It’s more effective to use financial benchmarks or even metaphors to convey cyber risk in terms that will resonate with the audience.

For more watch the full webinar.

TIP 4
How do you prioritize cybersecurity investments?

Anna Sarnek, SecurityScorecard

Even as technical representation becomes more common on Boards, the list of security remediation recommendations can be overwhelming. One of the many ways that CISOs bring value is by prioritizing which actions to take. Moreover, they can put these remediation activities in the context of the financial and operational impact to the business.

For more watch the full webinar.

TIP 5
Why is accountability for cyber risk at the board level needed?

Jasper Ossentjuk, NielsenIQ

When a breach happens, the “blame game” of firing the CISO or CIO falls short of creating the right accountability. Having cyber expertise on the board and a process by which cyber risk is discussed at board level encourages shared accountability in leadership with a goal toward proper investment, proper governance, improved control environments, and stronger security programs.

For more watch the full webinar.

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[Report] Cybersecurity and Executive (dis)Orders: Cognitive and Systemic Risk in the Boardroom
[Whitepaper] How To Increase The Value Of Your GRC Platform With Risk Identification And Quantification
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