KYData Cyber Governance
An independent, tiered review of how your cyber governance holds up.
Recent regulatory developments put further requirements on boards, not just IT teams, in the realm of cyber risk. NIS2 and DORA make senior leadership accountable, and the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill widens the types of organisations caught. KYData Cyber Governance is the cyber module of our KYData (Know Your Data) audit: an independent review of your internal cyber governance arrangements, tested against the standards relevant to your sector.
Our cyber work covers regulatory and governance advice; not penetration testing, technical security assessment, or managed security services.
What KYData Cyber Governance covers
How your cyber governance arrangements hold up from a regulatory and organisational perspective:
- Roles and reporting lines
- Board oversight
- Incident response plan governance
- Policy architecture
- Readiness against NIS2, DORA and the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
How it works
KYData Cyber Governance is one of three KYData modules, alongside KYData Privacy and KYData Governance. Commission it on its own, or alongside either or both. If you run KYData Privacy and KYData Cyber Governance together, the findings show where privacy and cyber overlap and where the gaps between them create risk. It can also be combined with third-party cyber risk for a broader view of how supplier risk is governed.
Where you commission multiple modules, each operates as its own dedicated workstream. This gives you deep expertise in every area, with cross-cutting themes woven together at the end.
Where documentation is limited or incomplete, structured interviews will be needed; in which case an Assessment is the right starting point rather than a Snapshot. We advise before we begin.
Tiers & delivery
| Tier | What it involves | Delivered as |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | Rapid review of key documentation: cyber governance policies, role definitions, and reporting structures. | Findings summary with prioritised recommendations. |
| Assessment | Document review plus structured interviews. A fuller picture of how cyber governance operates in practice and where the gaps are. | Report with findings and recommendations, presented to leadership. |
| Extended review | Broader scope: suited to post-incident situations, regulatory preparation, or where cyber governance intersects with privacy and data governance. | Detailed findings report and prioritised remediation recommendations, presented to leadership. |
| Deep dive | Comprehensive review across documentation, interviews, and full analysis. For organisations preparing for NIS2, DORA, or a regulatory moment. | Comprehensive report with risk assessment and remediation roadmap, presented to leadership. |
On concluding, you will know who owns your cyber risk in real terms, how well the board oversees it, and whether your governance would hold up under regulatory scrutiny or a live incident; and what to do about the gaps.