International Cyber-Risk Handbooks

The new handbooks are based on the successful U.S. version of the Cyber-Risk Oversight Handbook, developed by the National Association of Corporate Directors and endorsed by the U.S. government. They were developed through a collaborative process including several international workshops.

Pan-European Cyber Risk Handbook

In 2024, ISA and the European Confederation of Corporate Boards (ecoDa) published the second edition of a handbook for pan-European boards of directors based on the NACD handbook. Click here to download the book.

Portuguese Edition: Manual De Suporte Sobre Risco Cibernético Para O Conselho Administrativo

Spanish Edition: Manual De Supervisión De Riesgos Cibernéticos Para Juntas Coporativas

On September 27, 2019 the ISA and OAS announced publication of the first edition of the Cyber Risk Handbook for Latin American Boards of Directors in Spanish, Portuguese and English. These handbooks were developed in partnership with the OAS and included workshops and webinars to adapt the handbooks for use by Latin American boards of directors.

Japanese Edition: Managing Cyber Risk

UK Edition: Managing Cyber Risk

German Edition: Managing Cyber Risk

In 2018, the Internet Security Alliance published the first editions of its “Managing Cyber Risk” handbooks for German and UK Boards of Directors. The handbooks were developed in partnership with American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and the Alliance for Cybersecurity (ACS), an affiliate of the German government’s Federal Office of Information Security (BSI).

Cyber-Risk Oversight Handbook

Handbook downloads

The handbooks are available to download free of charge as PDF files. Please fill out the form below to gain access to these downloads: