Equipping board members for effective cyber governance

Board accountability for cyber resilience failures has been a hot topic since last year's high-profile breaches at JLR, Marks & Spencer and Co-Op. And whilst few will disagree that boards should be accountable, the current debate seems to be generating more heat than light. Government's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is currently passing through Parliament, and some accounts of the debate suggested that MPs have chosen not to legislate on board accountability. In reality

Whether they realise it or not, every high growth organisation faces new cyber exposure that comes with scale

We were delighted to win an Innovate UK Cyber Local grant to further develop our support specifically for the boards of smaller organisations. The project kicked off in September 2025, when we carried out user research with board members from a wide variety of sectors, including start-ups, charities, public bodies, banks and professional services firms. We used their generous feedback and insights to develop a personalised, interactive training workshop which we've been test