Eric Friedberg, Co-President of Aon’s Cyber Solutions has published a new white paper, Top Ten: Cyber Governance for Boards of Directors. His Top Ten List focuses on how a Board can improve its cyber governance. While the Board must also pay close attention to tactical cyber security plans, great governance typically drives great cyber security. The full white paper can be downloaded below.
Here are the Top Ten:
- Know What You’re Trying to Protect and From Whom
- Adopt a Recognized Standard for Management and Board Oversight of Cyber Security
- Set a Target State of Cyber Security
- Create a Written, Budgeted Security Roadmap
- Use a Custom Board Dashboard to Oversee Cyber Risk
- Ensure the Independence of the CISO With Dotted-Line Reporting to the Board
- Establish a Cross-Functional Cyber Committee
- Conduct Penetration Testing to Simulate Advanced Attacker Activity
- Police Third-Party Vendors With Access to Your Network
- Protect the Balance Sheet Against Cyber Risk
