Cyber security is no longer the sole responsibility of technical people, or even the CIO, says Carmi Gillon. Board members of Target and Wyndham Worldwide face derivative lawsuit related to the data breaches. Nearly half of senior management acknowledge that the C-suite and senior leadership are responsible for protecting their companies against cyber-attacks. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently published a paper on the Role of the Boards of Directors in Overseeing Cyber-Risk Management, where it recommends: Cyber-risk must be considered as part of the boards overall risk oversight”]
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