Category: Cybersecurity

Since the Target breach more than a year ago, we at Chief Executive have gone to great lengths to make it clear to CEOs that cybersecurity is now their responsibility. We’ve emphasized that they need to be fully up to speed on their company’s protective capabilities and emergency response plan, to ensure the systems are strong enough to keep hackers out and to ensure that they themselves can adequately answer all questions on the topic from board members, shareholders and the media, both during quiet times as well as after an attack. This article is a thorough blueprint that can help fulfill both those goals by fast-tracking CEOs’ cybersecurity learning process.

All companies—not just big, public firms—are vulnerable to security breaches. Fortunately, there are measures CEOs can take to mitigate risk.

Currently, 47 states have cyberbreach notification laws, according to a survey by Software Advice, a software selection consultancy. Yet, just one third of survey respondents, who are SMBs, are confident that they understand their state’s laws.

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As we approach the one-year anniversary of the data breach at Target, cyberhacking has CEOs’ attention like never before. Here are some ways for CEOs to ensure they are doing all they can.