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  • Cyber Risk is Business Risk: Why Security Belongs in the Boardroom

    Cyber Risk is Business Risk: Why Security Belongs in the Boardroom

    Cybersecurity is not a technical issue but a board-level ethical responsibility. Organisations make a promise to protect the data they collect, and failing to do so erodes trust, damages reputation, and creates strategic risk. Strong governance, honest risk decisions, and a security-driven culture are essential for leadership.

  • Stop Telling CISOs to ‘Stop Complaining’

    Stop Telling CISOs to ‘Stop Complaining’

    CISOs seem negative because you’ve created an environment that rewards negativity. You measure them on problems found, exclude them from planning, and ignore their proactive work. Change how you measure, engage, and fund security—and the “complaining” disappears. Most CISOs are already enabling business. You just need to notice.

  • The Board’s Cybersecurity Blind Spot

    The Board’s Cybersecurity Blind Spot

    Boards receive detailed cybersecurity presentations but leave meetings uncertain about actual business risk. Technical metrics like vulnerability counts fail to translate into meaningful governance insights. Effective oversight requires boards and management to collaborate, transforming cyber reporting from technical dashboards into business risk conversations that enable informed decision-making.

  • Cyber Risk Appetite – The Strategic Decision Every Board Must Master

    Cyber Risk Appetite – The Strategic Decision Every Board Must Master

    Setting a cyber risk appetite is a critical boardroom activity, defining how much risk a business can tolerate. Moving beyond technical metrics, boards must align cybersecurity with strategic goals using frameworks like NIST and MITRE ATT&CK. Clear governance and realistic stress-testing ensure resilience, fostering trust and competitive advantage.

  • Stop Treating Cybersecurity Like an Overhead

    Stop Treating Cybersecurity Like an Overhead

    Companies treat cybersecurity as overhead — a necessary cost like insurance. This is wrong. Done right, cybersecurity creates competitive advantage. It enables faster innovation, builds customer trust, and opens new markets. Companies making this shift move faster, win more contracts, and access opportunities their security-poor competitors cannot pursue.