Key findings from the report:
This paper provides some educational groundwork to help board members engage with management on the strategy, including a description of the key components and capabilities that define a mature cybersecurity operation in today's environment.
Recent court rulings in derivatives lawsuits resulting from a breach have clearly focused on whether the company made a "reasonable" effort to prevent the breach and whether boards provided a reasonable level of oversight in the context of protecting shareholder interests.
In addition to monitoring risk levels, board are beginning to add additional components to their oversight rigor, including a deeper understanding of the organization's strategy and capabilities for managing the cybersecurity risk.
Why Secureworks®?
The old approaches to cybersecurity are no longer adequate. It’s time for something new. Layered defenses can create almost as many problems as they solve, and security teams struggle to keep up with the threat. What you need is context across all your layers of defense with the right people, processes, and technology working together in concert. That’s how Secureworks can help. Using 20+ years of industry knowledge, advanced analytics, industry-leading threat intelligence, and the network effect of more than 4,000 customer environments, we provide world-class cybersecurity solutions to customers around the globe. This unmatched experience empowers our customers to be Collectively Smarter. Exponentially Safer.™
Our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution is comprehensive, powered by our cloud-native software Red Cloak™ Threat Detection and Response that uses AI and machine learning to deliver better outcomes for your security operations. MDR unifies telemetry from your existing security technology to maximize visibility, reduce complexity, and enable you to move at the speed of the threat. Learn more about how Managed Detection and Response uses contextualized visibility to improve your organization’s security posture.
