MODULE FEATURES

Module 5:

Cost, Legal & Insurance Implications

This module is tailored to help board members understand the direct and indirect costs of data breaches, assess the legal and compliance implications, cybersecurity and D&O insurance, M&A due diligence, and explore strategies for mitigating financial and reputational risks.
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Module Overview

Understand the financial, legal, and insurance dimensions of cybersecurity risk—and how they shape board-level oversight and accountability.

  • Direct and Indirect Costs of a Data Breach
    Learn how breaches impact the bottom line—from immediate costs like forensics and legal response to long-term damage such as reputational harm, customer loss, and operational disruption.
  • Legal and Compliance Implications
    Explore the legal exposure of boards and organizations under regulatory frameworks, shareholder litigation, and failure-to-supervise claims—especially in the wake of cyber incidents.
  • Cybersecurity and D&O Insurance
    Understand what boards need to know about coverage, exclusions, and risk disclosure in cybersecurity and Directors & Officers liability insurance.
  • M&A Due Diligence
    Examine how cybersecurity readiness—and past incidents—impact mergers, acquisitions, and investor confidence, and how boards should approach cyber due diligence.
  • Asset-Based Approach to Securing Your Valuable Data
    Learn how to guide your organization in identifying, classifying, and protecting its most valuable digital assets—taking a strategic, asset-based approach to data security.

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