What role should NEDs play in cybersecurity?
“We are not expecting NEDs to be cyber experts,” Conor states, “in the same way that a NED on the Board of a pharma company is not expected to have a master’s degree in Chemistry.”
Conor continues to point out that it is often said that the measure of any well-run business is in how it responds to, and deals with, a problem. When it comes to cybersecurity problems, and don’t forget that ‘when not if’ mantra, incidents commonly evolve from the blind spots that directors cannot see, and the knowledge gap is a critical component here. “If NEDs are in a position to question and challenge management,” Conor says, “and there are deficiencies in the response or execution, the Board can at least make an informed risk-based decision on dealing with those issues.”
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