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Business Wire
19-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Diligent Partners with The WSJ Leadership Institute to Elevate Governance and Executive Learning
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Diligent, the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, today announced its partnership with The WSJ Leadership Institute, a premium executive learning and leadership program from Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of corporate directors, providing valuable insights for current and aspiring board members. The Wall Street Journal's inaugural 'Top 250 Board Directors' report is a complementary feature of the WSJ Board of Directors Council, a new membership community launched by The WSJ Leadership Institute and founding sponsors Heidrick & Struggles and Diligent. The Wall Street Journal evaluated extensive data provided by Diligent Market Intelligence on directors of S&P 500 companies. The report was supplemented by additional data sources and analyzed according to a methodology created by The Wall Street Journal and a third-party data analytics firm to produce the final ranking. "We are thrilled to help power The Wall Street Journal's ' Top 250 Board Directors' report and bring it to the forefront of the governance community,' said Brian Stafford, President and CEO of Diligent. 'This report leverages Diligent's extensive data on shareholder engagement, proxy voting and board composition to identify and recognize exceptional leaders. We are committed to empowering leaders with the insights and tools they need to drive positive change at their companies.' The 'Top 250 Board Directors' report, published in print and online at offers a deep dive into the achievements and contributions of these directors. The top ten directors on the 'Top 250 Directors' report are: Edward Philip, United Airlines Holdings Stephanie Linnartz, Home Depot Debra Reed-Klages, Caterpillar, Chevron, Lockheed Martin Joseph Jimenez, Century Therapeutics, General Motors, Procter & Gamble Gregory Boyce, Newmont John Brennan, American Express Kevin Kennedy, Digital Realty Trust, KLA Robyn Denholm, Tesla David DeWalt, Delta Air Lines Laura Fulton, Targa Resources 'The 'Top 250 Board Directors' report is a cornerstone of The WSJ Leadership Institute, and we're proud to partner with Diligent to bring it to life,' said Alan Murray, President, WSJ Leadership Institute. 'This partnership and report not only offer a profound insight into the leaders who are shaping corporate governance but also set a new standard for leadership development. Together, we are redefining what it means to be a leader in today's dynamic business landscape.' As a key partner sponsor of the inaugural WSJ Board of Directors Council Summit in November, Diligent's President and CEO, Brian Stafford, will be a speaker on the impact of generative AI on corporate governance and board effectiveness. Methodology for the Top 250 Board Director Report To select the Top 250 Board Directors, WSJ developed a robust methodology using data from seven data providers, including Diligent Market Intelligence, and a third-party analysis company. This approach evaluated key metrics such as CEO experience, board role and tenure, the most recent vote percentages, diversity, board meeting attendance, and governance and vulnerability scores. To learn more about the methodology, visit About WSJ Leadership Institute The WSJ Leadership Institute aims to redefine executive leadership development and peer networking by leveraging the unparalleled trust and insights of Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal to create exclusive, transformative experiences for industry leaders that help them navigate the ever-changing landscape. About Diligent Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster. Learn more at Follow Diligent on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Techday NZ
30-04-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Diligent teams with Cloudflare, Qualys to deliver cyber risk tool
Diligent has announced a partnership with Cloudflare and Qualys to provide a new cyber risk reporting solution designed for boards and both executive and security leaders. The Cyber Risk Report, now available on the Diligent One Platform, integrates Cloudflare's real-time threat intelligence and Qualys' cyber risk surface insights with Diligent's cyber risk dashboard. The solution is intended to provide a holistic, real-time view of the most pressing cyber threats facing organisations and to support strategic decision-making among board members and executives. Brian Stafford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diligent, said: "In today's complex cyber landscape, boards and executives are demanding faster access to insights. The new Cyber Risk Report provides a holistic view of an organisation's risk posture, mitigating the chance of vulnerabilities to high impact threats. Combined with Diligent's AI-powered risk and governance solutions, this report arms CISOs with the tools for proactive risk management and strong cybersecurity governance." Diligent's recent 2025 What Directors Think report revealed that while 61% of directors acknowledge the strategic risks from cyber threats, nearly 30% of boards still do not receive regular security updates. The report underscores the challenges that security teams face, including an overload of data, constant emergence of software vulnerabilities, and new risks associated with AI tools. The new Cyber Risk Report aims to bridge this gap by merging internal controls data, third-party threat intelligence, and business context into a single, executive-focused resource. Its real-time integrations with Cloudflare and Qualys are designed to remove the need for manual reporting cycles and reliance on spreadsheets, streamlining processes such as control testing, evidence collection, and issue remediation through automation. Grant Bourzikas, Chief Security Officer at Cloudflare, commented: "Severe repercussions of recent attacks, and new threats posed by emerging technologies have moved cyber to the forefront of business leaders' concerns. And while the reckoning that cyber is at the crux of enabling business has finally come, communicating risk clearly, in business terms, is still a major challenge for CISOs. The Cyber Risk Report - underpinned by Cloudflare's telemetry, based on our global network that's one of the largest in the world - will enable security leaders to pinpoint exact relevant issues, overlay them with comprehensive context and ultimately provide clarity to the board on the overall state of your organisation's resilience." The development of the Cyber Risk Report included feedback from more than 50 chief information security officers and board members. The report offers features such as built-in trend analysis, peer comparisons, and intuitive dashboards, designed to help CISOs prioritise vulnerabilities according to their business impact and convey actionable recommendations to boards. The collaboration allows integration of technologies from both Cloudflare and Qualys into the Diligent One Platform and is intended to provide a basis for future cyber security solutions. Rich Seiersen, Chief Risk Tech Officer of Qualys, said: "CISOs don't need more dashboards; they need a smarter, business-focused strategy. At Qualys, we help our customers be more effective at measuring, communicating and eliminating their cyber risk with the Risk Operations Center (ROC). Together with Diligent and Cloudflare, we're redefining how cyber risk is communicated to the board, translating technical data into the financial language of business - dollars and cents. At the same time, we're empowering CISOs with clear, actionable insights to manage their risk surface, drive down risk, boost efficiency and elevate security as a true business enabler." The partnership is expected to address the ongoing challenges faced by security teams in translating technical cyber risk data into information that is meaningful for business and board-level decision-making.
Business Wire
29-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Diligent Partners with Cloudflare and Qualys to Transform Cyber Risk Insights for Boards with Next-Generation Reporting Solution
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Diligent, the leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, today announced a strategic partnership with Cloudflare, the leading connectivity cloud company, and Qualys, a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, to revolutionize the way Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) and security leaders communicate cyber risk to the board of directors. The Cyber Risk Report – available on the Diligent One Platform – will integrate Cloudflare's real-time threat intelligence, Qualys' best-in-class risk surface insights, and Diligent's cyber risk dashboard to deliver a real-time view of the most pressing cyber threats for organizations. 'In today's complex cyber landscape, boards and executives are demanding faster access to insights,' said Brian Stafford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diligent. 'The new Cyber Risk Report provides a holistic view of an organization's risk posture, mitigating the chance of vulnerabilities to high impact threats. Combined with Diligent's AI-powered risk and governance solutions, this report arms CISOs with the tools for proactive risk management and strong cybersecurity governance.' According to Diligent's 2025 What Directors Think report, while 61% of directors recognize the strategic risks posed by cyber threats, almost 30% of boards do not receive regular security updates, underscoring a critical gap in cybersecurity awareness and action. Security teams are overwhelmed by excessive data, new software vulnerabilities and AI tools, making it crucial to automate 'always-on' threat monitoring and enable teams to translate insights for effective risk management. The Cyber Risk Report bridges the gap between threats detected and action needed by combining internal controls data, external threat intelligence and relevant business context into a single, executive-ready report. Real-time integrations with Cloudflare and Qualys will help eliminate manual reporting cycles and reliance on spreadsheets, providing comprehensive and actionable insights while automating complex tasks like control testing, evidence collection and issue remediation. 'Severe repercussions of recent attacks, and new threats posed by emerging technologies have moved cyber to the forefront of business leaders' concerns. And while the reckoning that cyber is at the crux of enabling business has finally come, communicating risk clearly, in business terms, is still a major challenge for CISOs,' said Grant Bourzikas, Chief Security Officer at Cloudflare. 'The Cyber Risk Report – underpinned by Cloudflare's telemetry, based on our global network that's one of the largest in the world – will enable security leaders to pinpoint exact relevant issues, overlay them with comprehensive context and ultimately provide clarity to the board on the overall state of your organization's resilience.' Developed with input from more than 50 CISOs and board members, the enhanced Cyber Risk Report connects technical metrics with strong decision-making. With features such as built-in trend tracking, peer comparisons and intuitive dashboards, the report enables CISOs to prioritize vulnerabilities based on business impact and deliver actionable insights to the board, ultimately enhancing governance. This strategic partnership enables the integration of cutting-edge technologies from Cloudflare and Qualys into the Diligent One Platform and serves as the foundation for future cybersecurity solutions to address the evolving threat landscape. 'CISOs don't need more dashboards; they need a smarter, business-focused strategy,' said Rich Seiersen, Chief Risk Tech Officer of Qualys. 'At Qualys, we help our customers be more effective at measuring, communicating and eliminating their cyber risk with the Risk Operations Center (ROC). Together with Diligent and Cloudflare, we're redefining how cyber risk is communicated to the board, translating technical data into the financial language of business – dollars and cents. At the same time, we're empowering CISOs with clear, actionable insights to manage their risk surface, drive down risk, boost efficiency and elevate security as a true business enabler.' The partnership was announced today at the 2025 RSA Conference. For more information about the Cyber Risk Report capabilities developed by Diligent, Cloudflare and Qualys, visit: About Diligent Diligent is the leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster. Learn more at Follow Diligent on LinkedIn and Facebook. About Cloudflare Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare's connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business. Powered by one of the world's largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the globe. Learn more about Cloudflare's connectivity cloud at Learn more about the latest Internet trends and insights at Follow us: Blog | X | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram About Qualys Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. 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