The LDI Approach to Cybersecurity Compliance and Governance

Organizations are required by laws, regulations, industry frameworks, and contractual clauses to implement reasonable cybersecurity compliance and governance. Companies routinely face cybersecurity inquiries and audits from regulators, clients, and auditors.

For example, enterprise companies—especially those in finance, healthcare, or tech—often send detailed security assessments to vendors and partners.

Further, as cyber incidents become more commonplace, regulators demand more from organizations in the protection and disposition of consumer data. For instance, a 2023 SEC rule mandates that U.S.-based public companies annually provide a comprehensive disclosure of their cybersecurity governance.

It is essential for cybersecurity programs to have appropriate policies, controls, and configurations that are periodically monitored, updated, and tested. Reporting on these safeguards in an accurate and consistent manner is vital to staying compliant, gaining trust, clearing regulatory hurdles, and eliminating roadblocks to business deals and transactions.

To that end, we have introduced a new use case in the Legal Data Intelligence model: Cybersecurity Compliance and Governance.

The workflow for this new use case is unique because, instead of focusing on detailed technical requirements, it provides consistent and accurate answers to questions that Legal Data Intelligence practitioners are most likely to face daily from clients, regulators, and auditors. It is not a blueprint for building a cybersecurity program from the ground up; rather, it is a digestible road map for providing information and documentation in response to commonly requested cybersecurity questions.

It offers enough detail for legal professionals to leverage existing work product related to cybersecurity program documentation without weighing them down with elaborate or lengthy checklists.

The Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance workflow is now live and available for download. It was jointly developed by founding members Briordy Meyers, Sarah Bennington, along with LDI Architects Joe Bartolo, Ryan Costello, Chris Haley, Michael C. Kearney, Rachel McAdams, George Phillips, Lisa Ripley, Rob Robinson, and Michael Sarlo.