As a cybersecurity leader, you generally receive only a short window for your recurring board presentation. In that time, you need to communicate key risks and remediation tactics, explain your desired goals, and answer any questions; all with a largely non-technical audience.
Download this template to get:
- 9 Board level slides that you can customize based on your unique context
- Detailed guidance on what the board is looking for and how to tell a compelling story
- 10+ additional supporting slides to make the connection between information and compliance risk and Board-level business risks
This presentation template is divided into four sections designed to earn and retain the Board’s confidence in you and provide assurance that the Infosec function is effectively managing information risk.
1. Summarize the last meeting and refresh your Board about your cybersecurity framework
Summarize the takeaways from the previous Board presentation. Follow-up on unresolved issues or any unanswered questions from the previous meeting. Refresh the Board on your security framework.
2. Present your risk dashboard and review events and changes in risk landscape
Update the Board on the overall risk landscape for your organization, including and notable events. Highlight risks that require immediate action. Present mitigation strategies and explain how the Board can help.
3. Review progress against your strategic Infosec roadmap
Present Infosec’s progress towards your strategic objectives that you presented earlier to the Board. Be Transparent about any setbacks and say how you are managing through these.
4. Review any special topic
Discuss any topics that fall outside the scope of the other agenda topics. For example, relevant topics include M&A activity, a data breach, etc.
This customizable presentation template will help you organize your presentation to the board of directors. If you are a new CISO and presenting to your board for the first time, you should use a variation of this template which can be downloaded here.