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Governance and Accountability

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Governance practices ensure organizations abide by all applicable cybersecurity laws and regulations to protect them from legal liability. Governance oversees:

  • regulatory compliance requirements
  • contractual obligations
  • public disclosure laws
  • breach liability
  • privacy laws
  • intellectual property protection
  • licensing agreements

Implementing Governance (Raw Lesson Content)

Follow these guidelines to support effective governance controls:

  • Implement a governance structure that best supports the organization's objectives.
  • Leverage expertise through committees to support decision-making.
  • Establish a comprehensive list of policies, processes, standards, and guidelines.
  • Implement change management programs to maintain control and promote transparency.
  • Use automation and orchestration tools to improve consistency, reduce response times, and support compliance.

Centralization

sometimes you're just... too big to centralize everything. too massive. that's when you de-centralize everything. does that make sense?

Committees and Boards

we need people to larp around and circle back and re-touch base and take meetings offline and such to make decisions. 

committees are special groups made up of:

  • subject matter experts
  • stakeholders
  • representatives from relevant departments

boards are important because they are made up of:

  • high level executive
  • external stakeholders
  • nobody important