Closing the Cybersecurity Governance Gap
Empowering boards and management to transform digital risk and opportunity into a business issue.
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what we do
Our Mission
At Cyber Governance, our mission is to empower boards to navigate the potential operational impact of expanding digital risk and opportunity by understanding the relative importance and interaction of the core systems which control their business processes. We focus on organizational, educational and cultural initiatives to close the governance gap between the board and management.
advisory Services for Board Governance of Digital Risk
Contextualize Digital Risk in Business Terms
- Assist boards and management to develop a shared understanding of the interaction and relative importance of the processes, data and systems which define business operations. Begin with a high level business process map and understanding of data flows followed by describing in business language the function and risks associated with a single critical business segment.
- A shared understanding of how your business works facilitates the creation of a customized governance frameworks, contextualizes risks, improves communication between the board and management and informs digital investment decisions, incident responses and risk triage.
Organizational Review
- Review and recommend to the board changes to governance and management authorities and responsibilities for digital risk and data protection to develop and wholistic resilient approach to digital risk. Consider adding cybersecurity expertise to the board and elevating risk management experts to report directly to senior management. Review board and management risk committee structures and approval processes for policies and procedures.
- Carefully and clearly defined roles, authorities and responsibilities for management and the board facilitates controlling digital risk, protecting data, minimizes operational disruption and recovery times from inevitable cyber incidents thereby creating a resilient enterprise.
Enhancement Digital Culture
- Review and recommend to the board changes to security behavior and culture programs with the goal of developing an enterprise-wide shared responsibility for digital risk while minimizing management burnout. Include short frequent training episodes, communication of emerging threats, and actual incidents as well as rewarding good behavior.
- A majority of cyber incidents are caused by people. Security awareness needs to transcend the IT group and become a shared responsibility throughout the enterprise.