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Board of Directors | Cybersecurity

Lack of Understanding Is the True Cyber Risk

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Board of Directors | Cybersecurity

Boards Get More Comfortable With Cybersecurity Risks

NACD 2018 Public Company Governance Survey also shows board oversight of company culture improving.

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Board of Directors

NACD: Directors Must Navigate a Sea of Uncertainty

  A new NACD report on board oversight of disruptive risk exhorts directors to ramp up scrutiny to help companies deal with unknown unknowns that are unpredictable and inevitable. When it comes to disruptive risk, one size most definitely does not fit all. Serious disruption for public...

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The Director’s Role as “Outside-Insider”: Corporate boards are uniquely positioned to oversee company culture

The Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) on Culture as a Corporate Asset could not be more timely, as today’s headlines show. Bringing together directors and governance professionals, the BRC explored the role board members and general counsel can – and should – play in...

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Plugging the Cyberliteracy Gap: In confronting enterprise risk, directors should focus on risk tolerance and liability, not threa

A former CTO of a Fortune 1000 company with significant government experience, Deborah B. Dunie has an enviable resume for board service. She discussed her work with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) advisory services, which recently unveiled a suite of tools and educational...

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Change in the Boardroom: Evolution or Revolution?: Commission seeks to transform boards into high-impact strategic assets

Every year, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) prepares a major report by a Blue Ribbon Commission composed of leaders from the corporate governance community. The NACD board debates three possible topics and picks one. This year it was unanimous: “Building the Strategic-...

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Optimizing General Counsel–Board Relations: In corporate M&A, working together as partners in skepticism can advance a company’s long-term strategic interests

In her new role as the Director of Corporate Solutions for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Stephanie Mullette is exploring opportunities to forge stronger relationships between the general counsel and the board of directors. “When we think about good governance at an...

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