A common complaint often shared by CEOs has to do with the C-suite not aligning their risk management priorities to a common set of business objectives. Two-thirds of board members asked said they were less than confident in the level of security within their respective IT infrastructures. The board is looking for a basic indicator of where you and your team are (in general terms), where you think you should be, and how long it will take to get there. If the CSO and CEO (and probably the CFO) are in-sync ahead of the meeting, resources usually translates into funding for more staff positions, rather than for more technology.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3157426/how-to-gain-the-trust-of-the-board.html