Cover, EBITDA bridge, top exposures, remediation ROI, evidence appendix.
Board Brief Generator
The cyber brief your IC and CFO can actually act on.
Five sections. No heatmaps. Every dollar tied to source evidence, with method and confidence visible before the doc leaves the room. Valty structures the brief; you review and approve before it goes out.
Get the board-brief templateThe brief speaks EBITDA, not red/amber/green tiles.
The doc your IC, CFO, or board can receive, read, and route without a translator.
Cover — who owns this and why it matters
Company, period, lead owner, and the single materiality statement that frames the whole brief. If the risk is not board-material, the cover says so.
EBITDA Bridge — cyber impact in dollars
Dollar exposure tied to source evidence. Method, confidence band (P10/P90), and source coverage shown next to the number. Assumptions are editable and must be reviewed before the brief goes out.
Top exposures — ranked by business impact, not severity score
The three to five exposures that move the EBITDA number most. Each row shows the finding, the dollar exposure, the owner, the evidence state, and what proof exists that it is closed.
Remediation ROI — highest return actions first
Which fixes reduce the most exposure per dollar spent. Ranked by value, not by scanner severity. Includes current evidence state and estimated close date.
Evidence appendix — what supports the claims
Control coverage, finding sources, confidence tier, freshness, and any blocked claims. The appendix is what the CFO or auditor reviews when the number needs to be defended.
Export preview
See what the brief looks like before requesting the template.
The product frame embeds an illustrative board-pack export. Structure, sections, and format are real. Numbers, company names, and findings are sample data generated for illustration only.
- Cover + EBITDA bridge
- Exposure ranking by dollar impact
- Evidence appendix with blocked-claim ledger
Designed for
Four readers. One doc that works for all of them.
The brief is structured so the IC gets the exposure and close-path, the CFO gets the methodology, the CISO gets the evidence appendix, and the operating partner gets consistent rollup format across every portco.
IC / Investment Committee
Needs the exposure number, the remediation path, and a confident close-date. The brief is the artifact they route to the portco or hold as diligence record.
CFO
Needs to know the dollar estimate is methodologically defensible, not a scanner output dressed as a financial number. The brief carries method, assumptions, and limitation inline.
CISO
Needs the evidence backbone auditable. The appendix is what gets reviewed when an auditor, insurer, or acquirer asks what the number is based on.
Operating Partner
Needs the brief to roll up cleanly across the portfolio. The same structure per portco means the board action list is consistent, not a mix of different frameworks and formats.
Proof matrix
What can leave the brief
Every section of the board brief maps to a claim state. Only source-backed, freshness-confirmed claims publish. Stale or unsupported rows show as blocked with a review instruction.
ClaimSourceConfidenceFreshness
Cyber EBITDA exposureFAIR-method estimate, source-linked controlsModel-based — P10/P90 band shownReviewed before export
Top exposure rankingFinding catalog, business-impact weightEvidence-backed, owner-confirmedCurrent source coverage required
Remediation ROI estimateCost-to-fix model + exposure deltaDecision-support, not warrantyReviewed before board delivery
Evidence appendixControl catalog + proof packClaim-reviewed, blocked if staleFreshness indicator on each row
Decision-support boundary
The brief is a decision-support artifact, not an audit opinion or warranty.Claims in the board brief carry source, confidence, freshness, and limitation. Blocked claims are surfaced — not silently omitted.
Brief artifact anatomy
Each claim in the brief carries four fields before it publishes.
Design partnerEBITDA exposure estimate
- Source
- FAIR-method model tied to source controls
- Confidence
- P10/P90 band — method and assumptions visible
- Freshness
- Reviewed before board delivery
Exposure ranking
- Source
- Finding catalog, business-impact weight
- Confidence
- Evidence-backed per row
- Freshness
- Current source coverage required
Remediation ROI
- Source
- Cost-to-fix model + exposure delta
- Confidence
- Decision-support estimate, not a warranty
- Freshness
- Owner-confirmed before export
Evidence appendix
- Source
- Control catalog + proof pack
- Confidence
- Blocked if stale — not silently omitted
- Freshness
- Freshness indicator on every row
Gated template
Get the editable board-brief template.
The template includes all five sections in an editable format — cover, EBITDA bridge, exposure ranking, remediation ROI, and evidence appendix — pre-structured for IC, CFO, or board delivery.
- Editable EBITDA bridge with assumption fields
- Exposure ranking table, blank for your findings
- Evidence appendix with source, confidence, and freshness columns
- Blocked-claim placeholder with review instruction
The template is sent after a brief scoping conversation so the format matches your evidence sources and board cadence. No fabricated numbers are pre-filled.
Design-partner stage
The doc your IC/CFO can forward.
Request the template and we will set up a 30-minute scoping call to confirm your evidence sources before we send it.
Get the board-brief templateReview the proof surface firstScope and limitation
What the board brief is not.
Claim discipline means being explicit about what the artifact cannot do.
Not audit-ready without review
The template generates a draft. Claims require source coverage, freshness confirmation, and owner sign-off before they can be treated as audit artifacts.
Financial estimates are decision-support
EBITDA exposure figures carry method, confidence band, and limitation. They are inputs for decisions, not contractual guarantees or actuarial warranties.
Blocked claims stay blocked
If a finding lacks sufficient evidence coverage or freshness, the brief export surface marks it blocked. Stale claims do not publish silently.
Template sent on request
The editable brief template is sent after a brief review call so the engagement scoping matches your evidence sources and board cadence.
Next step
Start with the proof surface, or request the template directly.
The template request opens a brief scoping conversation. No fabricated numbers will be pre-filled. Your evidence sources determine what the brief can say.