ChairX: What a NED needs to know about cyber security 18/06 @1.55 pm BST

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With major cyber attacks in the news, most boards have now put cyber security at or near the top of their risk registers.

New regulations are also in development which will explicitly call out the board's responsibility.

But what realistically should non-technical NEDs be expected to know - and does getting a grip on cyber governance mean getting into the weeds of operational detail? 

Join Jessica Figueras, portfolio NED and the co-founder of CxB - Cyber Governance for Boards, to find out how. 

About Jessica Figueras

Jessica is CEO and co-founder of CxB (Cyber Governance for Boards), a non-profit network that supports boards and non-executive directors to strengthen oversight of cyber security, and works with government to support developing cyber resilience regulation. She is also a non-executive director (Governor) at the University of Westminster.

Previously she was Vice Chair and a Founding Trustee at the UK Cyber Security Council, where she worked with government on the development of a new self-regulatory regime for the cyber security profession. She was also chief executive of Pionen, a cyber security firm working with government and critical national infrastructure, and Chair of Trustees at NCT, the UK’s largest charity for parents.

As a technology strategist Jessica has been an advisor to tech companies for decades, in recent years focusing on cyber security, digital trust, data and AI. She has published extensive research on the application of emerging technologies in the public sector and regulated industries, and her technical advisory work directly informed the UK’s ground-breaking online safety legislation and wider regulatory regime.