The CISO Story – How to Show the Value of Secure by Design to Your Executive Team
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
11:00 EST / 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST
A strategic webinar built for CISOs and security leaders. Learn how to communicate the value of Secure by Design to executive stakeholders and align security with business goals.
Security is now firmly a board-level topic – but how well is your story landing with the people who matter?
Join IriusRisk and expert guest, Matthew Treagus, for a strategic session designed specifically for CISOs and senior security leaders navigating the governance agenda. With Secure by Design being essential to resilience and regulatory alignment, CISOs are under pressure to clearly articulate its value – not just to technical teams, but to executive stakeholders above them who shape priorities and budgets.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to simplify security messaging without losing impact
- Ways to influence executives through governance-aligned storytelling
- Techniques to avoid information gaps and overcome abstraction
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Presenters
Stephen de Vries
Co-founder and CEO of IriusRisk
Matthew Treagus
Independent Cyber Security Consultant
Key Takeaways
A clear framework for communicating Secure by Design to executive stakeholders – aligned with governance expectations.
Techniques to coach upward – how to simplify cyber risk conversations for the board and translate technical challenges into real and tangible business impacts.
Guidance on turning technical debt into strategic value – using consistent methodologies, threat modeling, and supply chain security to demonstrate resilience.