As boards begin the journey to cyber compliance to meet upcoming SEC regulations, one of the first things they need to do is bring all directors to a common understanding of the technology landscape. Everyone on the board needs to be familiar with and understand commonly used cybersecurity terms, concepts and frameworks, so that directors can correlate them to the economic decisions the board will be making to protect the enterprise.
This white paper, authored by Betsy Atkins, former three-time CEO and current board member for Diligent, Volvo Cars and Wynn Resorts, details the steps directors need to take to sharpen their cyber literacy, including:
- Understanding the NIST Framework
- Determining materiality
- Preparing for proxy season
- And more
To learn more about cybersecurity and the board, watch this special panel discussion where Betsy Atkins is joined by Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables, Mandiant CEO Kevin Mandia and Diligent CEO Brian Stafford. Directors can also augment their cybersecurity expertise by enrolling in the Diligent Cyber Risk & Strategy Certification course, which leverages exclusive interactive eLearning modules and tabletop exercises to help board members better oversee today's cyber risks.
Betsy Atkins
Betsy Atkins is a former three-time CEO and has served on some of the world's most visible global public company boards. For 30 years, she has worked behind the scenes at companies like Chico's, Vonage, Darden Restaurants, NASDAQ, HealthSouth, Wix, and Home Depot Supply.
She has served on over 30 boards and been through 13 IPOs and served on many PE and VC backed private boards. Betsy started her career as an entrepreneur co-founding several successful digital tech and consumer companies including blockbuster $5.4 billion Ascend Communications. She currently serves on the boards of three public companies — Jamf, Wynn Resorts and SL Green — she also serves on the board of Volvo Cars and Diligent Corporation (private).
Betsy is the author of the book, Be Board Ready: The Secrets to Landing a Board Seat and Being a Great Director, and she is a regular contributor to WSJ, Financial Times and Forbes, CNBC PowerLunch, Bloomberg, and Yahoo! Finance.