KEYNOTE: Cyber security governance – why is it important?

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Presented at WebSecuritySummit 2020 by

Tichaona Zororo

Cyber security governance has never been more critical before than it is today. The new reality is accelerating business models’ transformation at unprecedented scale and pace, inadvertently increasing the risks and impact of cyber attacks. The World Health Organisation recently reported a fivefold increase in cyber attacks. Regulators are also piling up their own pressures and privacy demands are rising sharply. Business leaders urgently need to provide cyber security leadership to ensure businesses are protected from increasing cyber security risks and impacts. Cyber security governance practices need to adapt with agility and speed to the new business context to ensure alignment with new dynamic strategic business priorities and risk appetite. A holistic, enterprise-wide approach to cyber security has become a board and senior executive priority. This presentation will focus on:Why effective cyber security governance is a critical success factor for cyber security;Key components of cyber security governance;What does an effective cyber security playbook look like?Measuring return on cyber security investments;Assets classification and categorisation;A risk-based approach to cyber security;How to build an effective cyber security incidence response plan;Developing a cyber security-savvy board; andCyber security reporting to the board of directors and senior executives.