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Cybersecurity and Boards 

Governing the Ungovernable

Thursday, November 9, 2023
12pm ET

Cybersecurity is one of the most ominous issues facing organizations today. The impact of a cyberattack can be financial, reputational, and ultimately existential: No company can claim to be safe. We’ve seen that in 2023 with over 700 recorded breaches, including massive attacks at T-Mobile, Clorox, HCA Healthcare, MGM Resorts and Caesar’s.

 

  • What is the role of the board in governing cybersecurity in this ever-increasing, dynamic threat environment?
  • How should they think about safeguarding all of a company’s assets?
  • Is there an appropriate strategy for cybersecurity risk mitigation – and crisis management if prevention is futile?
  • And, what defines cyber expertise and how much of it does a board need?

We are honored to have Bethany Mayer, one of the foremost experts at the intersection of cybersecurity and board governance, join Boardspan CEO Abby Adlerman in conversation to explore these topics and more.

Bring all of your cybersecurity questions to what promises to be one of the most valuable conversations of the year.


 

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Our Guest

Bethany Mayer
Chair of Box, former CEO of Ixia

Bethany Mayer has a long and distinguished career in both cybersecurity and board service. She is the former CEO of Ixia, the market leader in test, visibility and security solutions, which was acquired by Keysight Technologies. Bethany is currently the Chair of Box and also serves on the boards of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sempra Energy, and Lam Research.

Bethany holds a BS from Santa Clara University, an MBA from California State University, and an MS in Cybersecurity from New York University.

 

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Your Host

Abby Adlerman 
CEO, Boardspan

Abby is CEO and founder of Boardspan, the leading cloud-based software and advisory company that focuses exclusively on helping boards of directors succeed through alignment and good governance. Abby brings more than 25 years of governance and board experience to Boardspan’s clients. Previously, she was  on the leadership team at Russell Reynolds (based in Singapore and before that San Francisco) and also spent 15 years on Wall Street as an investment banker.

She has worked with the likes of Twitter, KKR, the Olympic movement, and hundreds of other board clients. Abby received her BS in Engineering from Lafayette College and her MPPM from Yale University, where she served as a member of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board.