20 Cybersecurity Questions for Executives to Ask Security Teams

Measuring cyber risk effectively

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In this series on Cybersecurity for Executives, I previously explained how cybersecurity risks contribute to financial losses. In the second post, one of the recommended strategies for mitigating cybersecurity losses was for top executives to review cybersecurity risk reports just as they review other financial matters. Consider the potential losses and damage from cybersecurity threats and prioritize accordingly.

Determining what should be on a report starts with asking the right questions. Here are twenty high-level cybersecurity questions executives can ask their security team. I based these questions on years of security research into what causes data breaches, including for some time at a security vendor that sells firewalls, endpoint security, and wireless security products. By asking these questions, you will understand how many problems exist in your organization that could lead to a data breach. Once you know…