SEC Cyber Rules for Boards and Executives

SEC Cyber Rules for Boards and Executives is a concise boardroom briefing playbook for public-company directors, audit committee members, executives, CISOs, CFOs, General Counsel, internal audit leaders, SOX teams, and cybersecurity governance professionals.

Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue. Under the SEC's cybersecurity disclosure rules, it is now a governance, materiality, disclosure, and evidence discipline. Boards do not need to become technologists, but they do need to oversee cyber risk in a way that is repeatable, documented, investor-focused, and defensible.

This book gives boards and executive teams a practical framework for understanding their roles, asking better questions, requesting better evidence, and ensuring that cybersecurity oversight aligns with disclosure reality.

Inside, readers will find guidance on board and C-suite responsibilities, Form 8-K Item 1.05 readiness, materiality decision-making, disclosure discipline, documentation expectations, NIST CSF 2.0 as a board-level governance language, assessment cadence, incident oversight, and board protection through good-faith evidence of oversight.

Each chapter is designed as a fast executive read and includes board checklists, evidence requests, and red flags that can be used directly in meetings. The book also includes practical appendices such as a board question bank, evidence request checklist, materiality memo outline, sample cyber governance dashboard, and glossary.

Short enough to read before the meeting. Practical enough to use during the meeting.