Cybersecurity for Non-Technical Board Members and Executives – A Practical Guide to Making Decisions

Cybersecurity shows up in leadership meetings more than ever, but the conversation is often either too technical or too abstract to be useful. This book is written for board members, executives, and non-technical leaders who want a clear, practical way to understand what matters, make better decisions, and ask better questions without needing to become security specialists.

You will be guided through the foundations of modern cybersecurity in plain language: how attackers typically get in, what “good security” looks like in practice, and how to connect security work to business priorities such as uptime, customer trust, and regulatory expectations. The focus stays on what leaders can do: set direction, define accountability, interpret reporting, and support the organisation with the right governance and follow-up.

The book also highlights common areas where leadership choices make a real difference: identity and access, cloud risk, third-party exposure, basic hygiene, and incident readiness. It references well-known frameworks and good practice (for example NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls and expectations such as NIS2), but the aim is not to turn you into a compliance expert. The aim is to help you lead calmly and credibly in a domain that can otherwise feel opaque.

If you are responsible for outcomes and risk, this book is meant to be a steady, actionable companion you can return to when you need clarity, structure, and a sensible next step.