Effective communication among board members is essential to ensure that directors make informed decisions and are involved. Boards have the task of balancing the need to effectively communicate and the need to safeguard sensitive information and prevent cyberattacks.
Boards should use secure collaboration tools, such as board portals and messaging platforms in real-time to ensure that discussions as well as sensitive documents and confidential data. This is becoming more important as more businesses are impacted by breaches and hacks, and regulators adopt new security standards.
Security experts agree that it’s not a question of “if” an enterprise will experience the occurrence of a data breach, but rather “when.” A successful cybersecurity framework requires an effective board relationship with the chief information security officer (CISO). CISOs must make use of every opportunity to convey their vision and strategy to the board, leveraging the board’s support for more effective responses to cyberattacks.
Many board members and experts use their personal email accounts to send internal messages, especially during virtual meetings. This practice puts organizations at greater risk of being targeted by phishing and other cyberattacks that target high-profile individuals, like directors and C-level executives.
It is crucial to provide training to your board members on the importance of implementing cybersecurity best practices. This should include a thorough examination of the data they share on unsecure channels such as meeting notes or informal communications. It is also important to make use of a secure document sharing platform which offers encryption aswell as access controls in order to avoid documents being copied or downloaded from third sources.