Cybersecurity resources for boards

The reliance on online technology and many more people working from home since 2020 has increased the risk of data privacy breaches, fraud and cyber attacks. Cyber resilience means being prepared for a cyber attack, being able to keep a business operating, and able to quickly respond to and recover from an attack. Boards need to:

• manage the risks strategically
• use a recognised cyber security framework
• ensure a strong cyber security culture
• consider how their organisations might work together with their partners and supply chains.

We’ve compiled a list of cybersecurity resources relevant to board members in New Zealand.

• Cyber risk: a practice guide (IoD, 2023)  
• Reporting cybersecurity to boards (IoD/Aura, 2018)  
• Haters gonna hate – dealing with cyberhate for directors (IoD, 2020)
• The new Privacy Act – key resources for directors (IoD, 2020) 
• Guidance on cyber resilience (Reserve Bank, 2021)
• Cyber-resilience in FMA-regulated financial services (PDF, Financial Markets Authority, 2019)
• Supply chain cybersecurity (National Cyber Security Centre, 2021)
• Principles for board governance of cyber risk (World Economic Forum 2021) 
• Top 11 tips for cybersecurity (CERT NZ) 
• Cyber losses – which insurance policy applies? (MinterEllisonRuddWatts, 2021)
• Cyber security market research (Aura Information Security. 2020) 

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