C4D Insights

C4D Insights provides practical commentary on cyber governance, cyber risk and GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) for boards directors, trustees, company secretaries and C-suite leaders aiming for effective oversight.

Guide to AI Cyber Risk Oversight: Familiar Principles, Sharper Questions
Susanne Alfs Susanne Alfs

Guide to AI Cyber Risk Oversight: Familiar Principles, Sharper Questions

AI brings opportunity, but also new routes for malicious interference. The answer is not a parallel governance model.

Boards should treat AI cyber risk through the same lens they already use for critical technology: visibility, risk appetite, accountability, supplier oversight, incident readiness and assurance.

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Cyber strategy: where risk appetite meets resilience
Susanne Alfs Susanne Alfs

Cyber strategy: where risk appetite meets resilience

A cyber strategy explains how the organisation intends to achieve and maintain the level of cyber resilience it needs. It should connect cyber priorities to business objectives, operating context, regulatory obligations, and risk appetite. Without that anchor, cyber tends to surface through disconnected board items: digital transformation programmes, HR and culture initiatives, budget planning, audit observations and compliance reports.

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