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A Forrester Consulting Thought Leadership Paper Commissioned By DiligentOctober 2018Directors’ Digital Divide: Boardroom Practices Aren’t Keeping Pace With TechnologyToo Many Boards Still Use Personal Email And Fail To Adopt Technology For Sensitive CommunicationTable Of ContentsExecutive SummaryUnderdeveloped Board Communication Practices Expose Organizations To Cyber RiskBoards Benefit From Technology, But There Is Room To GrowA Checklist To Improve Governance PracticesAppendix12 5 7 10ABOUT FORRESTER CONSULTINGForrester Consulting provides independent and objective research-based consulting to help leaders succeed in their organizations. Ranging in scope from a short strategy session to custom projects, Forrester’s Consulting services connect you directly with research analysts who apply expert insight to your specific business challenges. For more information, visit forrester.com/consulting. © 2018, Forrester Research, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited. Information is based on best available resources. Opinions reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change. Forrester®, Technographics®, Forrester Wave, RoleView, TechRadar, and Total Economic Impact are trademarks of Forrester Research, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. For additional information, go to forrester.com. [E-37916] Project Director: Sarah Brinks, Market Impact ConsultantContributing Research: Forrester’s Security & Risk research groupExecutive SummaryThe stakes have never been higher for professionals to manage critical issues like cyber risk, regulation, culture and ethics, and the constant pressure to drive business performance. For this study, the segment of governance professionals refers to board members, board directors, general counsel, corporate secretaries, and investor relations staff. Boards cannot continue to rely on poor security practices and outdated approaches to keeping their sensitive board matters and materials safe from cyberattacks. Board management technology that provides end-to-end governance management is required — the ability to safely communicate and collaborate, make decisions, and use their limited meeting time in the most effective manner is paramount.In April 2018, a Forrester Consulting study was commissioned by the Diligent Corporation to evaluate the technology used for board governance. Forrester conducted an online survey with 411 governance professionals from 11 countries across the globe in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific to explore this topic. We found that board members and governance professionals don’t associate their own communication practices with the company’s cybersecurity posture. Those same boards rely on technology to help them increase their visibility across the organization, but most have yet to successfully implement an enterprise governance management (EGM) solution that enables effective oversight into critical areas like cyb