Boards have a fiduciary responsibility in their governance capacity to set the tone with their vigilance and demonstrate the criticality of cybersecurity risk management.
With CISOs required to present to their boards, they now face the challenge of articulating cybersecurity risks and opportunities, according to a survey by FTI Consulting.
Marnie Wilking joins application-aware workload protection company Virsec as an Advisor and Board Participant. Wilking is a proven thought leader in cybersecurity who currently serves as Global Head of Security and Technology Risk Management at Wayfair.
While a number of useful countermeasures are being taken across corporate boards, progress remains relatively slow in the face of borderline existential threats. Not so long ago, companies thought of cybersecurity as a technology problem to be overseen by the chief security officer or the chief information officer, or as a compliance issue to be managed with audit functions. Today, thankfully, a more holistic, proactive and analytical approach is generally taken. There is more security training and better hygiene and most boards now count a seasoned CISO as one of their directors.