Does Your Board Need More Cyber Expertise?

Despite continued and growing anxiety around cybersecurity, boards have long struggled to understand the intricacies of the bank’s security efforts. Instead, they have often left it to the technology and security experts within the institution. But with increased scrutiny from regulators, a shift toward proactive oversight at the board level may be in the works. According to Bank Director’s 2023 Risk Survey, 89% of bank executives and board members reported in January that their institution conducted a cybersecurity assessment in 2021-22. In response to that assessment, 46% said that the board had increased or planned to increase its oversight of...