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When they needed to fill a seat on their board of directors, they made the decision to bring on a
cyber pro, instead of another dude in a suit. An interesting decision considering PWC reports that
30% of boards never even talk about cybersecurity.

Here’s the thing. With the skills gap for security professionals growing, organizations that prioritize
building their cybersecurity and incident response teams now will benefit greatly in the long run.

In fact, the results of a recent Ponemon Institute study found that in enterprises where the executive
team proactively invests in cybersecurity tools and policies, the overall cost of a data breach is
reduced.

For example, having a set incident response plan can reduce the cost a business bears after a data
breach by about thirteen dollars per record stolen.

Not only does it save time and resources when executives have a written policy for incidence
response, it saves money too.

Breaches are inevitable. We all know that. So why wouldn’t you want to put a cyber-expert at the
table?

About the Author

Alex Lating began working for Hexis Cyber Solutions in 2015 as the product
marketing manager. Previously she has worked at Gemalto and SafeNet and
is currently studying to receive her MBA from Loyola University Maryland.

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