State of Cyber Awareness in the Boardroom

NightDragon, Diligent and our coalition of industry leaders analyzed the leadership composition of the Boards of the S&P 500, with a goal to determine if there was a potential gap in education and expertise at the nation’s largest and most influential companies when it comes to mitigating cyber risk.

Diligent Institute and NightDragon report finds gap in cyber experience in S&P500 boardrooms.

• 12% of companies in the S&P 500 have at least one current or former cyber expert on the board.
• 31% of companies have some level of technology expertise on their board.
• 52% have at least one board member with some connection to the cyber world.

An in-depth analysis of the state of cyber awareness, education and expertise of board of directors at S&P 500 companies.