Governance Board
What is Governance Board?
A formal body responsible for strategic direction, oversight, and decision-making regarding information security, risk, and compliance programs.
Terms that appear alongside governance board
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as governance board. The number is how many controls name both.
- governance 14 shared controls
- risk committee 6 shared controls
- board oversight 5 shared controls
- accountability 4 shared controls
- ciso 3 shared controls
- risk assessment 3 shared controls
- risk appetite 3 shared controls
- audit 3 shared controls
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What the standards actually require on governance board
Requirements naming governance board across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Have regard to the Data Governance Board's role in governing secondary use and data governance of My Health Record data (Part 7).
MYHR-GOV-2 · Data Governance Board →HKMA TM-G-1 Governance of Technology Risk. (1) BOARD AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT OF TECHNOLOGY RISK (TM-G-1.2.1) - Board approval of IT strategy + technology risk appetite + risk tolerance; senior management accountability + governance structure;
HKMA-TMG1-Governance-Board-Framework-Roles · TM-G-1 Governance - Board + Senior Mgmt Oversight + Technology Risk Management Framework + Roles →CSOC governance includes briefing the Board or ITSC and senior management on threat intelligence, dashboards for oversight, policy with defined metrics and reporting structures, and timely communication with stakeholders.
rbi-cybersecurity-framework-for-banks::213 · Para 213: CSOC governance: Board and management briefing, dashboards, metrics and reporting →Per TCFD Recommendations Governance pillar: Board Oversight + Management's Role in assessing + managing climate-related risks and opportunities. Disclose: board oversight; management's role.
TCFDREC-1 · Governance - Board Oversight, Management Role →Gives the key elements of a sound remuneration system consistent with effective risk management: governance (board and remuneration committee oversight, independence of control functions' remuneration), the structure of remuneration, measurement of performance...
hkma-spm::CG-5 · CG-5 Guideline on a Sound Remuneration System →Ensure clear mechanisms exist for employees to report non-compliance with the policy and AI incidents to the governance board, including concerns about their work, responsibilities or broader AI safety.
nsw-ai-operational-policy-2026::5.3.2.j · 5.3.2 j Escalation pathways →Questions people ask about governance board
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