Presenting AI to the Board as a CISO? Here’s a Template.

As organizations accelerate the adoption of generative AI, boards of directors and AI committees are asking new questions: Where is AI being used? What risks does it create? And how are we governing it? To support CISOs navigating these conversations, Keep Aware has released a new Template for CISO GenAI Presentation to the Board or AI Committee. This free resource provides a structured framework to help security leaders communicate clearly, bridge the technical-to-business gap, and address the questions boards care about most. See Keep Aware’s AI Monitoring in Action Generative AI brings innovation, but also data leakage and compliance risks. Keep Aware gives you full visibility into AI usage, enforces policies, and blocks sensitive inputs before they reach tools like ChatGPT or Gemini. Request a demo today to see how Keep Aware secures AI in the browser. Request a Demo At its core, the template is built around four main agenda items: GenAI Adoption – CISOs can showcase sanctioned tools, employee-driven activity, and shadow AI usage. Visuals such as adoption growth charts and sanctioned vs. unsanctioned comparisons help answer a fundamental board question: How widely is AI being used, and in what ways? Risk Landscape – The template highlights the primary risks associated with AI adoption, including data leakage through prompts and uploads, account switching between personal and corporate apps, unmonitored extensions, and regulatory exposures like GDPR or HIPAA. Boards want to know: What are the main risks AI introduces to us? Risk Exposure and Incidents – Quantifying exposure is key. This section allows CISOs to report on sensitive data attempts blocked, categories of data most at risk, and even near misses or incidents involving AI tools. The framework encourages dashboard-style reporting that directly answers: How much risk exposure do we really face, and can we measure it? Governance and Controls – Finally, the template provides space to demonstrate guardrails in action: acceptable use policies (AUPs), employee awareness training, integrations with data sensitivity labeling tools, vendor risk reviews, and browser-level enforcement examples. This is where CISOs can show how policies translate into real-world prevention and compliance, answering the board’s question: What guardrails have we put in place, and how do we enforce them? By organizing these four agenda items into a cohesive story, CISOs can speak the language of risk and governance rather than technology jargon. The result is a clearer dialogue with leadership, greater confidence in AI oversight, and a stronger foundation for trust. You can explore and download the Template for CISO GenAI Presentation to the Board or AI Committee here: Keep Aware GenAI Board Template. About Keep Aware Keep Aware is the browser security platform built to give organizations full visibility and control over AI usage in the workplace. By monitoring prompts, uploads, and account activity across sanctioned and shadow AI tools, Keep Aware helps CISOs prevent data leakage, enforce governance policies, and generate real-world metrics for board reporting. With AI monitoring built directly into the browser, security leaders can protect sensitive data, ensure compliance, and empower teams to use generative AI safely and responsibly. Sponsored and written by Keep Aware.