{"id":88622,"date":"2023-03-30T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/?p=88622"},"modified":"2023-03-30T11:01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T11:01:00","slug":"ncsc-issues-revised-security-board-toolkit-for-business-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/?p=88622","title":{"rendered":"NCSC issues revised security Board Toolkit for business leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UK\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre<\/a> (NCSC) has launched a fresh package of expert support aimed at CEOs and other senior business leaders, with the aim of encouraging them to take a more pivotal role in boosting their organisations\u2019 cyber resilience, make informed decisions, and adopt a systematic and practical approach to security issues.<\/p>\n

First launched nearly five years ago, its Board Toolkit<\/a> has now been enhanced specifically to improve board members\u2019 and senior leaders\u2019 confidence in raising cyber security issues and discussing them with stakeholders, including IT and security teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cCyber incidents can have severe impacts on organisations of all sizes, both in the short and longer term, from causing reputational damage to grinding operations to a halt,\u201d said NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I am delighted to announce the launch of the NCSC\u2019s refreshed cyber security Board Toolkit to help ensure cyber resilience is rightly put at the top of the agenda for all senior leaders. I\u2019d encourage all CEOs, board members and senior leaders to read through the toolkit and use it to drive forward the cyber security conversations needed to keep their organisation secure online,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The revised toolkit emphasises how board members should treat cyber risks with the same prominence as financial or legal risks, and includes a range of new tools, including enhanced information on the benefits of appropriate cyber posture, essential activities for organisations and indicators of success. Much of this is broken down into a number of new content options, including bite-sized informational videos, executive summaries, and a podcast featuring contributions from industry voices.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019d encourage all CEOs, board members and senior leaders to read through the toolkit and use it to drive forward the cyber security conversations needed to keep their organisation secure online\u201d <\/figure>
Lindy Cameron, NCSC<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/i> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It outlines some of the basic safeguards that may reduce the likelihood and impact of a cyber attack, covering a range of issues across three core topics: creating an environment where best practice can flourish; getting the right information to support decision-making; and taking steps to better manage risk.<\/p>\n

It also includes real-life case studies from organisations that have already gone through a cyber security makeover, and others that experienced the sharp end of a cyber security incident.<\/p>\n

Mark Sedman, cyber security and vendor manager at charity WaterAid<\/a>, which features as a case study in the updated toolkit, said the service had proved immensely useful to his organisation.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur board of directors is made up of CEOs from other organisations, and the Board Toolkit has been key in driving the cyber strategy and engaging other parts of the organisation,\u201d he said. \u201cFollowing the Board Toolkit proved to be a real enabler for us in receiving support from key stakeholders and has really strengthened our thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n

WaterAid\u2019s senior internal auditor, Natasha Scott, added: \u201cAs very much a non-IT person, I found it an incredibly helpful framework for designing a high-level internal audit review of our cyber security arrangements. I used the toolkit\u2019s questions for board members and management as the basis of the audit working paper.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing through these questions with a member of our board and colleagues from IT and other teams helped me develop a better understanding of where our cyber security is strong and where there might be risks we had not previously considered. The audit delivered a number of recommendations, which management is now actioning to make improvements,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Jen Easterly, director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency<\/a> (CISA), welcomed the revised package: \u201cThe global companies that reside in the US and the UK understand that cyber security is a borderless issue. This toolkit will be another valuable resource in helping them take accountability for cyber security decisions, ultimately raising the collective cyber security baseline for us all.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith corporate reputations and revenue on the line \u2013 and broader implications for our global security \u2013 we must continue to evolve how businesses are prioritising cyber security,\u201d added Easterly. \u201cTogether, we need to catalyse a new model of sustainable cyber security that starts with a commitment at the board level to incentivise a culture of corporate cyber responsibility in which managing cyber risk is treated as a fundamental matter of good governance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UK\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched a fresh package of expert support aimed at CEOs and other senior business leaders, with the aim of encouraging them to take a more pivotal role in boosting their organisations\u2019 cyber resilience, make informed decisions, and adopt a systematic and practical approach to security issues. First […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[533],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-it"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88622\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}