Code Red at the top: When cyber attacks hit leadership wallets

Source: Digital News Asia
Published on: 2026-02-13 08:48

Cybersecurity a governance problem, lives at intersection of trust, continuity, reputation, risk Imagine you're standing at the helm of a ship. Not a romantic, sepia-toned ship in a history book but the kind of vessel that gets tested when the weather turns. The waves aren't the problem. The waves are expected. It's the sudden squall, the regulatory inquiry, the liquidity crunch, the supplier that disappears, the breach that arrives at 2:30 a.m that can flip everything over. That is modern corporate governance. The board is not watching the scoreboard from the luxury box. The board is on the bridge, responsible for what happens next. When people talk about corporate failure, they often talk about strategy. Bad product. Bad timing. A competitor who outmaneuvered you. But the most dramatic collapses tend to have a quieter origin: oversight that didn't happen. Take Satyam Computer Servi...

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