Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone

© Neil Daswani and Moudy Elbayadi 2021

N. Daswani, M. ElbayadiBig Breacheshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6655-7_10

10. Advice for Boards of Directors

Neil Daswani¹   and Moudy Elbayadi²

(1)

Pleasanton, CA, USA

(2)

Carlsbad, CA, USA

 

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

—Alan Watts, The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (1966)

The previous chapter laid the groundwork for the habits that one needs to employ to achieve security. In the next two chapters, we are now going to focus on advice for board-level leadership on how to achieve a better state of cybersecurity. In this chapter, we will focus on advice for boards of directors and the types of questions to ask. The ...