How Boards Are Linking NHI Governance to Cyber Risk and Operational Resilience

Corporate boards are increasingly treating cybersecurity as an operational resilience issue rather than a purely technical one, focusing on risk appetite, capital allocation, and business continuity under stress. Security leaders often struggle to gain board trust by presenting complex findings instead of clear business-outcome indicators showing risk reduction over time. Regulatory pressure is also mounting, with U.S. public companies required under SEC rules to disclose material cybersecurity incidents within four business days of determining materiality. A Deloitte survey found that 62% of audit committees hold primary oversight of cybersecurity risk, while BDO's 2025 Board Survey reports that 63% of directors plan to increase strategic cybersecurity investment. Unmanaged non-human identities, such as workload tokens and machine credentials, are emerging as a key governance gap that boards and CISOs must address together to limit exposure at scale.
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