This guidance note, commissioned by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills and produced by the ICSA, is designed to help boards to understand the risks associated with cyber crime.
The guidance particularly focuses on:
–Issues to address, including identifying potential adversaries
–Conducting comprehensive risk assessments to understand the risks particular to each individual company
–Why cyber risk is different from other kinds of risk
–Actions for the board and audit committee
Companies are advised to be on the ‘front foot’ in terms of preparedness to combat cybercrime, with the board having a firm grasp of the potential risks, to ensure a proportionate, business-wide response.
Taking minutes of meetings is administrative good practice. It creates a record of what has been agreed, and by whom; and of what is to be done, by when and by whom. For such a basic aspect of the administration of business of all kinds, it is surprising that there is little formal guidance about ho...
The 'FT–ICSA Boardroom Bellwether' is a twice-yearly survey of FTSE 350 companies. We ask how they are addressing the challenges of the economy and market conditions and how their boards are responding to the wider business and governance environment.
This report summarises the key...
This study focuses on the role of the company secretary, an executive position that usually reports directly to the chairman and is the key point of contact for other board members. It examines the expectations of stakeholders, board dynamics and the interactions of other board members and their ...
BOARD AGENDA
BOARD AGENDA
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