Cybersecurity and the Board

What Should You Be Asking?
Sarah Morrison
February 23, 2023

Recently Women on Boards (WOB) invited me to contribute a guest blog on cybersecurity and the board, being such a topical area and one of great importance for all organisations. You can read a quick overview of the article here. Otherwise, you can read the full article here (note you will need to be a member of WOB to see the full article).

Not a member of WOB?

We created a PDF that covers the topics from the article which you can download below.

The key takeaways from the article, and expanded on in our PDF summary:

  • Make sure you set the tone from the top regarding cybersecurity.
  • Understand your organisation’s risk exposure and threat landscape.
  • Ensure your organisation has identified its assets i.e. what applications are being used, where data is being stored etc.
  • Know what your regulatory obligations are.
  • Implement a cybersecurity strategy.
  • Understand your organisation’s cyber maturity.
  • Ensure you have an information security risk management framework. Remember, cyber is a business risk, not an IT risk.
  • Build a culture of resilience, and ensure your staff are equipped with the knowledge to fight against cyber threats.
  • Have in place an incident response plan and make sure it is tested.
Sarah Morrison

Sarah Morrison

Sarah is the Co-CEO of Morrisec. With over 20 years in cybersecurity and a PhD in Russian information operations, Sarah has a deep understanding of threat actors and their tactics and motivations, making her highly equipped to assist organisations in their defence against them.

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