Diligent, Cloudflare, and Qualys Team Up to Demystify Cyber Risk for the Boardroom

New AI-powered Cyber Risk Report aims to help CISOs ditch spreadsheets and speak the language of business

In a cybersecurity climate where every alert can feel like a five-alarm fire, the boardroom is asking tougher questions—and security leaders are still struggling to answer in terms the business can understand. Now, three major players are joining forces to change that.

At the RSA Conference, Diligent unveiled a new strategic partnership with Cloudflare and Qualys to launch a next-generation Cyber Risk Report, designed to give boards and executives a real-time, business-centric view of an organization’s cyber posture. Built directly into the Diligent One Platform, the tool blends telemetry from Cloudflare, surface risk analytics from Qualys, and Diligent’s governance tech to transform cyber threat data into board-ready intelligence.

“In today’s complex cyber landscape, boards and executives are demanding faster access to insights,” said Brian Stafford, CEO of Diligent. “This report arms CISOs with the tools for proactive risk management and strong cybersecurity governance.”

That demand isn’t just a boardroom buzzword. According to Diligent’s 2025 What Directors Think survey, nearly a third of boards still don’t receive regular security briefings—despite widespread recognition that cyber threats are a strategic risk.

The Cyber Risk Report aims to close that visibility gap by integrating real-time threat intelligence from Cloudflare’s globally distributed network and attack telemetry, alongside Qualys’ continuous insights into an organization's evolving attack surface. The result is a living report that maps technical indicators—like vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and suspicious activity—to potential business impact.

“Severe repercussions of recent attacks, and new threats posed by emerging technologies have moved cyber to the forefront of business leaders’ concerns,” said Grant Bourzikas, CSO of Cloudflare. “This report enables security leaders to pinpoint exact relevant issues, overlay them with comprehensive context and ultimately provide clarity to the board.”

More than 50 CISOs and board members contributed to the design of the new report. The platform’s built-in features include peer benchmarking, trend visualization, and automated evidence collection—an ambitious attempt to kill off static PowerPoints and the outdated quarterly reporting cycle. Automated control testing and issue remediation are also included, thanks to orchestration capabilities baked into the integrations.

For Qualys, the move is an extension of its Risk Operations Center (ROC) philosophy, which shifts cyber risk from a technical liability to a quantifiable business issue.

“CISOs don’t need more dashboards; they need a smarter, business-focused strategy,” said Rich Seiersen, Chief Risk Tech Officer at Qualys. “Together with Diligent and Cloudflare, we’re redefining how cyber risk is communicated to the board—translating technical data into the financial language of business.”

The collaboration signals a broader trend in enterprise security: the convergence of real-time telemetry, AI-driven context, and executive governance. It also reflects a growing recognition that cyber risk isn’t just an IT problem—it’s a board-level responsibility.

With compliance mandates tightening and threat actors becoming faster and more coordinated, the timing couldn’t be more urgent.

Want to cut through the noise of spreadsheets and SOC alerts? For CISOs, this might finally be the bridge from firewall logs to fiduciary duty.