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The 2026 AI Governance and Control Checklist for Boards

Most boards can describe their AI ambitions but cannot document their AI controls. This 2026 governance and control checklist walks directors and executives through the eight areas where oversight most often breaks down, from data readiness to human oversight, and shows what a board should be able to produce as evidence, not just discuss as policy, before the next AI decision reaches the table.

Aug 26

Governance at Home: Board Oversight of Executive Personal Risk

Governance at home is the sequel to founder exit timing, applying the same readiness discipline to a risk most boards have never put on an agenda, executive personal exposure. This piece breaks down why boards must treat personal risk with the same rigor as cyber and succession risk, and what oversight actually looks like.

Aug 19

The Personal Perimeter: Where Corporate Cybersecurity Stops

Corporate cybersecurity spend keeps climbing, yet the personal perimeter, home networks, personal devices, and family accounts, sits entirely outside it. This piece breaks down why the tools stop at the office door, what boards should ask about executive exposure, and how to close the gap before it becomes a personal accountability requirement.

Aug 18

Why Your SIEM Will Not Stop a BEC Attack

Business email compromise cost organizations 2.77 billion dollars in 2024 alone, and most of it never triggered a SIEM alert. This article explains why log correlation cannot see impersonation or intent, and it outlines the layered, governed program boards should require instead of relying on detection tooling alone to stop fraud.

Jul 14

Family Office Cybersecurity: What Leaders Get Wrong

Family offices carry concentrated wealth and fragmented environments across investments, households, and advisors, yet many equate discretion with defense. This article breaks down the five blind spots behind family office cybersecurity failures, from under protected identities to ungoverned trusted relationships, and outlines the governance model leadership needs to close the gap before it becomes a crisis.

Jul 9