Kim Larsen

Kim Larsen

About the Author:

Kim Larsen is Chief Information Security Officer at Keepit and has more than 20 years of leadership experience in IT and cybersecurity from government and the private sector. Areas of expertise include business driven security, aligning corporate, digital and security strategies, risk management and threat mitigation adequate to business needs, developing and implementing security strategies, leading through communication, and coaching. Kim Larsen is an experienced keynote speaker, negotiator, and board advisor on cyber and general security topics, with experience from a wide range of organizations, including NATO, EU, Verizon, Systematic, and a number of industry security boards.

Articles by Kim Larsen

Beyond IT: A Three-Stage Framework for Turning Data Governance Into Board-Level Strategy 

May 13, 2026

Modern boards must transition from treating data governance as a technical sideline to a formal leadership responsibility, as mandated by frameworks like NIS2 and DORA. This approach reframes the CISO as a “risk translator” who connects data integrity to operational continuity and financial exposure. By translating technical threats into business language (revenue and recovery), democratizing data ownership across executive functions, and establishing explicit recovery time objectives (RTOs), organizations can transform abstract compliance into a practical, resilient operating model that ensures survival under pressure.

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