Board of Directors Cybersecurity Governance
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What is the role of senior management in setting a positive example for security measures?

  • To communicate penalties for noncompliance to all employees
  • To endorse security requirements and enforce them throughout the enterprise (correct)
  • To ensure that all employees take security measures seriously
  • To provide oversight for activities related to cybersecurity

    • Why is it important for the board to be involved in cybersecurity oversight?

  • To define penalties for noncompliance
  • To exercise due care in protecting the organization's key assets (correct)
  • To provide oversight for activities related to cybersecurity
  • To ensure that board-level executives respect security measures

    • What is the significance of executive management’s endorsement of security requirements?

  • It sets an example for lower-level employees to follow
  • It demonstrates the organization's commitment to cybersecurity (correct)
  • It defines security expectations at all levels of the enterprise
  • It ensures penalties for noncompliance are communicated to all employees

    • What is the ethical responsibility of senior management in protecting key assets?

    <p>To exercise due care in protection of the organization's key assets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key requirement for effective cybersecurity governance according to the text?

    <p>Senior management involvement and support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the board's responsibilities in cybersecurity governance?

    <p>Conducting comprehensive risk assessments and BIAs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is important for board members to be aware of regarding information assets?

    <p>Their criticality to ongoing business operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which activity may be assigned to committees instead of the entire board?

    <p>Approval of cybersecurity policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the tone at the top being conducive to effective security governance?

    <p>A culture of openness and transparency about security issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required to verify that protection levels and priorities are appropriate to a standard of due care?

    <p>Identifying the key assets to be protected</p> Signup and view all the answers

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