By now, executive boards across industries understand that cyberattacks can be costly. What they often lack, however, is a clear view of which risks pose the biggest threat to their business and why certain investments need to rise to the top. Many security leaders lose traction at that point. The challenge is less about sounding the alarm and more about translating risk into actionable business items.
Security teams spend their time identifying threats, assessing controls and measuring exposure, while executive boards focus on different sets of questions, focusing on impact, tradeoffs and next steps. They want to understand where the business is exposed, what could disrupt operations or cre...