What's the Greatest Source of Cyber Risk? People

Summary:

In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, Masha Sedova, Co-Founder and President of Elevate Security, discusses the most common source of cyber incidents: insider threats, whether malicious or intentional, and how organizations can center employees at the heart of cyber risk mitigation.

In this episode:

1. Board Oversight of Cybersecurity: Sedova digs into findings from recent Diligent Institute research and the reasons why boards feel unprepared to oversee cybersecurity.
2. The People Element of Cyber: Sedova discusses the threat that employees can pose to an organization when it comes to cyber, and ways to mitigate that risk exposure.
3. Board Coordination with the CISO: Sedova provides advice for how the board can best work with the CISO to properly oversee cyber risk.

Resources from this episode:

• Diligent Cyber Risk and Strategy Certificate Program
• What Directors Think