Lee Ward
I am a cyber security GRC consultant who helps SMEs and supply chain businesses build better cyber governance. With a background in cyber security education and a focus on board-level engagement, I recently developed a training course for executive teams on cyber security risk. This is my first BSides London talk and part of a broader effort to make governance and communication skills more accessible to security professionals at every level.
Session
Cyber security is now firmly a board-level issue, but most security professionals are never taught how to talk to the board. In this 15-minute talk, I’ll share lessons learned from creating cyber security training specifically for boards — including what boards care about, what they don’t, and why technical accuracy alone doesn’t cut it. I’ll walk through a simple communication framework that helps bridge the gap between security teams and executive leadership, and show how anyone from junior analyst to aspiring CISO can build the confidence to brief leadership effectively. This talk is aimed at anyone who wants to make security relevant at the top of the org chart.