Training and Toolkit included in guidance.
New guidance has been published to help directors and company boards shore up their cyber defences.
Intended to provide the direction leaders need to take control of their cyber risk, the Cyber Governance Code of Practice, it is underpinned by Cyber Governance Training, which helps boards and directors to strengthen their understanding of how to govern cyber security risks.
Also the Cyber Security Toolkit for Boards supports boards and directors in implementing the actions set out in the Code.
The action points include having a cyber strategy in place to ensure cyber risk management effectively supports business resilience and growth, and promoting a cyber secure culture so employees at all levels know what to look out for. Also putting incident response plans in place is encouraged, allowing organisations to quickly respond to incidents when they occur.
Cyber Security Minister Feryal Clark said that the Cyber Governance Code of Practice is intended to set out in clear terms the steps organisations should take to safeguard their day-to-day operations, while…
