A warm handshake between board and executive leadership rests on two dimensions: board-level governance and reporting. Today it is too often cold — only 31% of directors say they get the right information to govern cyber risk (Cybersecurity Board Reporting 2025). Building on last year’s Cybersecurity Board Reporting Framework, Maya Bundt and Chris Verdonck present first results from the expanded 2026 study, now across eight countries and, for the first time, including the CISO perspective. Participants leave with concrete steps to turn a cold handshake into a warm one.