Human Factors

Security Congress Abstract

Strategic Cyber: Getting the Board On Board

Speaker(s)

• CP

  Charles Platt

  Director / Cyber Operations
  Bitscope Consulting
• CD

  Caitlin Durkovich

  Director
  Toffler Associates

The board is the prime mover of an organization's strategic goals and planning. If our goal is a secure organization, one based on a culture of security, we need to start by getting the board "on board." To get them “on board” we need to communicate, and to communicate effectively we need understanding. This means approaching the board with strategic goals and objectives, not tactical problems. The board doesn't want to decide if Bitlocker is the right encryption, they want devices encrypted within the next six months, and will provide x dollars to make it happen. This session will help you reset your viewpoint so that you can motivate the board to be your ally in securing the organization.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the core function of the board and how cyber strategy differs from the day- -to-day implementation of security.
• Present to the board strategic cyber issues and approach them for the purpose of making decisions that the board understands, can discuss and is prepared to make.
• Motivate the board to provide the resources, tools and financing required to make strategic long-term investments in cybersecurity.