Lyceum's Cybersecurity Series Part 1: "What You Don't Know CAN Hurt YOU"

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The episode discusses the challenges of cybersecurity oversight for boards and how to move from passive awareness to active preparedness.

Lyceum's Cybersecurity Series Part 1: "What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You" Welcome to Episode 30, Season 9 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® In this opening installment of Lyceum's new Cybersecurity Series , A CEO's Virtual Mentor ® convenes five board members and cybersecurity experts from the Lyceum Circle of Leaders ® to confront one of the most elusive challenges in modern governance – understanding what you cannot see. As Stephen Hawking warned, "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance — it is the illusion of knowledge." That illusion, we learn, is the hidden trap of board cybersecurity oversight. Across four parts, our guests – Jorge Benitez , Brook Colangelo , Michael Crowe , Michael Kehs , and Wendy Thomas – illuminate how directors can move from passive awareness to active preparedness, transforming cybersecurity from a technical checklist into an enterprise discipline rooted in governance, visibility, and human judgment. The program examines why boards miss what matters most, how to see beneath the "hidden surface" of cyber risk, and how disciplined frameworks turn uncertainty into resilience. Through their collective insight, a new picture emerges: cybersecurity not…

People in this episode

Guests: Jorge Benitez, Brook Colangelo, Michael Crowe, Michael Kehs, Wendy Thomas

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• governance
• board oversight

Keywords

• knowledge
• illusion of knowledge
• cybersecurity series

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A CEO's Virtual Mentor, Lyceum's Cybersecurity Series, Cybersecurity Series

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