At the World Economic Forum’s annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, cybersecurity experts discussed how this rapidly emerging world will help businesses to reach new heights of productivity—provided they build effective cybersecurity. This future is not far off, which is why there is an urgent need for boards and executive management to change how they talk about cybersecurity. Many boards fail to have meaningful cybersecurity discussions because they see security as just an IT problem or the information provided about cybersecurity risks is far too technical.
This article includes questions boards should ask business, technology and internal audit leaders about organizational security efforts.