A CISO walked out of a board meeting expecting to be fired after giving a presentation on security. Security is now the second leading risk to a companys brand behind ethical issues. Nine out of 10 board members believe regulators should hold businesses liable for cyber breaches if due care has not been followed. CISOs need to learn how to communicate with board members, Gartner’s Christian Byrnes says. Security professionals lack an understanding of what the board of directors mean when they talk about risk, he says.”]

