Cybersecurity And Privacy Policy As A Board Of Directors Issue

Cybersecurity and privacy of customer information have become such a critical issues that in-house counsel should treat them as board of directors-level issues. In-house counsel should do that with presentations for their boards of directors that address both of these issues at a high level, but in sufficient detail to allow the board of directors to make informed decisions for the company on the direction it will take.

The best resource for education and information on these topics remains the Sedona. The Sedona conference has produced excellent work on cybersecurity issues. They have also produced a recent excellent primer on privacy laws. Membership in the Sedona conference is open to in-house counsel and provides excellent discussion and information for those who attend. I recommend membership to all in-house counsel who have Board reporting responsibilities.