CyberSecurity Board Basics: Prep, Watch, React & Report

Recent global cyberattacks have rudely reminded corporate America that cybersecurity risk management must be at the top of the board of directors’ corporate governance agenda. Companies have no choice but to prepare proactively, while directors must understand the nature of cybersecurity risk and prioritize its oversight.

Preparation, monitoring, emergency response and disclosure are topics that boards should consider regularly to properly oversee cyber risk management.

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David A. Katz


Laura A. McIntosh

Laura A. McIntosh is a consulting attorney for Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Since 2004, she has coauthored a corporate governance column for the New York Law Journal. 


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