Executive Dashboards
Board-ready compliance intelligence. Not another spreadsheet.
Real-time compliance dashboards for executive teams and board reporting. Security Score measures composite security posture, compliance coverage tracks each framework, risk heatmaps visualise threat landscape, and AI-generated executive narratives translate data into board-ready language. Scheduled PDF delivery for board packs. Satisfies NIS2 Article 20 management body oversight requirements.
What you get
Security Score (Composite Posture Metric)
A single 0-100 score that measures your overall security and compliance posture, combining compliance coverage, risk levels, evidence freshness, vendor risk, and incident response readiness. The Security Score provides an instant snapshot for executives who need a one-number answer to 'How secure are we?' — with full drill-down into contributing factors.
Framework-by-Framework Compliance Coverage
Dedicated compliance coverage dashboards for each selected framework — NIS2, DORA, GDPR, ISO 27001 — showing percentage coverage by control domain, gap count, evidence status, and remediation progress. Executives can compare maturity across frameworks and track improvement trends over time.
Risk Heatmaps and Trend Analysis
Visual risk heatmaps plot all identified risks by probability and impact, colour-coded by risk category. Trend analysis shows how the risk landscape has shifted over 30/60/90/180 days, highlighting emerging risks, improving areas, and persistent exposures that require board attention.
AI-Generated Executive Narratives
ASK generates plain-language executive narratives from dashboard data, translating technical metrics into board-appropriate language. Instead of presenting '73% NIS2 compliance with 12 high-priority gaps,' the narrative explains the business implications, regulatory risk, and recommended actions in terms non-technical board members can act on.
Scheduled PDF Board Pack Delivery
Configure automated PDF board pack generation and delivery on your board reporting schedule — monthly, quarterly, or custom cadence. Board packs include the Security Score, framework coverage, risk heatmaps, incident summary, vendor risk overview, and executive narrative. PDFs are delivered to designated recipients via secure email.
Morning Brief for Daily Leadership Updates
A daily executive briefing summarises overnight changes — new compliance gaps, risk score movements, incident updates, vendor alerts, and regulatory developments. Delivered before 08:00 in the recipient's timezone, the morning brief keeps leadership informed without requiring dashboard logins or meetings.
How it works
Configure Dashboards
Select which dashboard views to enable and customise layouts for different audiences — board members see high-level posture and trends, CISOs see framework detail and risk drill-downs, compliance teams see task-level progress. Widget placement and data sources are fully configurable.
Set Stakeholders
Define which stakeholders receive which dashboard views and reports. Board members receive quarterly board packs, the CISO receives daily morning briefs and weekly risk summaries, and compliance teams receive real-time dashboard access with alert notifications.
Schedule Delivery
Configure automated report delivery schedules aligned to your governance calendar. Board packs generate 48 hours before board meetings for review. Morning briefs deliver by 08:00 local time. Custom reports can be triggered on demand or scheduled at any recurring interval.
Review & Act
Recipients review dashboards and reports, with drill-down capability into any metric that requires attention. Action items identified in executive narratives link directly to compliance tasks, risk treatments, or incident records for immediate follow-up.
Built for your team
Governance Oversight
Board members receive a quarterly board pack 48 hours before each meeting. The Security Score shows the organisation improved from 71 to 78 since last quarter. The executive narrative explains that NIS2 readiness reached 85% following the implementation of supply chain security controls, and highlights two remaining high-priority risks requiring board-level risk acceptance decisions. This structured reporting satisfies NIS2 Article 20 requirements for management body awareness and governance.
Executive Reporting
The CISO uses the executive dashboard to prepare for monthly leadership meetings in 15 minutes instead of 3 days. Framework coverage, risk trends, incident summary, and vendor risk overview are pre-generated with AI narratives. The CISO customises the narrative focus for the audience — financial impact language for the CFO, regulatory deadline urgency for the General Counsel, and operational metrics for the COO.
Operational Compliance Monitoring
The COO monitors the morning brief to catch compliance issues before they become operational disruptions. When the brief reports that evidence freshness for business continuity controls has dropped below threshold, the COO ensures BCP testing is scheduled before the quarterly NIS2 review. The operational dashboard shows compliance task completion rates across departments, enabling the COO to identify and address underperforming teams proactively.
Supports your compliance stack
Common questions
How is the Security Score calculated?
The Security Score is a weighted composite of five dimensions: compliance coverage across selected frameworks (30%), risk posture including residual risk levels (25%), evidence freshness and completeness (20%), vendor risk portfolio grade (15%), and incident response readiness (10%). Each dimension is scored 0-100 and combined using the configured weights, which can be adjusted to reflect your organisation's priorities. The score updates in real time as underlying data changes. Trend indicators show 7-day, 30-day, and 90-day movement direction.
How does the executive dashboard satisfy NIS2 Article 20 requirements?
NIS2 Directive 2022/2555 Article 20 requires management bodies of essential and important entities to approve cybersecurity risk-management measures, oversee their implementation, and be held accountable for non-compliance. Article 20(2) additionally requires management body members to follow specific training. FortisEU's executive dashboards provide the information architecture for this oversight — board packs demonstrating risk management measure approval, compliance coverage proving implementation oversight, and training tracking for Article 20(2) requirements. Dashboard access logs serve as evidence that management bodies are actively exercising their oversight function.
Can board packs be customised for different audiences?
Yes. Board pack templates are fully customisable. You can create different report profiles for different audiences — a high-level governance report for the full board, a detailed technical report for the risk committee, a regulatory-focused report for the audit committee, and an investment-oriented report for the finance committee. Each profile defines which dashboard widgets, metrics, and narrative sections to include. Templates are saved and reused, ensuring consistent formatting while tailoring content to each audience's information needs.
How frequently does dashboard data refresh?
Dashboard data refreshes in real time for internally-generated metrics (compliance scores, risk levels, evidence status). External data sources refresh on their collection schedule — vulnerability data hourly, vendor risk scores daily, regulatory feed updates daily. The Security Score recalculates within seconds of any contributing metric change. Historical trend data is computed from hourly snapshots stored for 24 months. Board packs capture a point-in-time snapshot at the configured generation time, ensuring all recipients see the same data regardless of when they open the PDF.
What export formats are supported for board reporting?
Executive dashboards export in multiple formats: PDF for formal board packs with formatted layouts, charts, and narratives; PowerPoint for presentation-ready slide decks; Excel for data-oriented analysis with underlying metrics; and CSV for raw data export. Interactive dashboards can also be shared via secure link for stakeholders who prefer live data exploration. Scheduled exports support PDF and PowerPoint formats. All exports are encrypted in transit and can be password-protected for sensitive distribution.
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