The impact of a significant cyber incident has tremendous and long-lasting implications on an organization, ranging from financial loss and brand damage to sometimes irreparable mistrust in the market.
In the wake of several historical cyber incidents across the globe, most notably SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline, there is a heightened awareness around cyber risk and a call for both public and private organizations and agencies to quickly change the way cybersecurity is managed and prioritized across the enterprise.
Put simply, cybersecurity needs to be understood and treated as a core business issue – not an IT issue.
For this incredibly timely fireside chat, we are joined by special guest Forrester Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard, Prophecy International CEO and Forbes Technology Council Member Brad Thomas, and ISA President Larry Clinton.
This session is primarily for C-level executives and Board Members.
Earlier this year the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a proposed cybersecurity disclosure rule to advance risk management and governance towards the treatment of cyber risk.
“In the 21st century very few business decisions ought to be made without considering their cybersecurity aspects.”
-Cybersecurity For Business
These recent developments heighten attention on the management and disclosure of cyber risks and incidents by public companies. They also underscore the importance of advancing risk management and governance efforts across the boardroom community that ensures resources and investments are applied to those cyber risks that have the most material financial, business, and operational impact.
CHALLENGES FACING THE CYBERSECURITY COMMUNITY & BOARD DIRECTORS
WHAT ATTENDEES WILL WALK AWAY WITH
In this session, we are joined by industry experts including Brad Thomas, CEO of Prophecy International and Forbes Technology Council Member, ISA President Larry Clinton, and Forrester VP and Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard.
The event will kick off with a state of the industry and insights from the highly-rated book Cybersecurity for Business by Larry Clinton.
Attendees of this session will walk away with:
- A deeper understanding of how organizations can manage their cyber risk with appropriate understanding, structure, investment and risk-management methods.
- Guidance on modern cyber risk assessment and how to align cyber risk with enterprise-wide risk management.
- A core set of board-level cyber risk principles that constitute a de-facto international standard of appropriate cyber risk oversight
- Board-level guidance from the ISA-NACD Cyber-Risk Handbook on how to properly address and manage cyber risk
Jeff Pollard
Guest Speaker | Forrester Principal Analyst
Jeff primarily contributes to Forrester’s offerings for security and risk professionals. He leads Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO, specializing in topics related to security strategy, budgets, metrics, business cases, and presenting to the board. His research also includes security services, featuring global coverage of managed security services, professional security services, and security-as-a-service. Jeff also takes an active role in Forrester’s forward-looking research on security innovation, the security market, and security predictions.
Larry Clinton
President
Internet Security Alliance
Brad Thomas
CEO
Prophecy International
