management reporting
Make compliance visible – and strategic
Management reporting is where information security and compliance meet leadership and strategy. With Wired Relations, you can gather and communicate your efforts in a way that builds understanding across your organisation.
This provides a strong foundation for communicating your data protection and security work, highlighting risks, and starting a meaningful dialogue with leadership. In this way, compliance becomes a strategic priority – not just an operational task.
Companies all over Europe already build sustainable GRC programmes with Wired Relations
The challenge
When leadership and security teams don’t see the same picture
In many organisations, there’s a significant gap between how information security and privacy professionals perceive the threat landscape – and how it is understood by executive teams and boards.
Even as awareness of cyber and data risks grows, these areas are still often viewed as technical issues rather than strategic responsibilities. This disconnect makes it difficult to secure decisions, resources and prioritisation.
The challenge is even greater in light of regulations like the NIS2 Directive, where leadership now carries formal responsibility for understanding and acting on cyber and information security risks.
Typical challenges faced by info-sec and compliance professionals include:
How do I provide leadership with a clear and accurate overview of our information security and privacy status?
What should I report – and how do I avoid overwhelming them with technical detail?
How do I present our risk picture across systems, vendors and internal responsibilities?
How do I make sure our compliance work is seen as a strategic investment – and not just operations?
How Wired Relations supports management reporting
From fragmented insights to strategic overview and collaboration.
Wired Relations brings data protection and information security together in one place, making it easy to elevate executive reporting without extra workload or complex tools.
All your data – right at your fingertips
Systems, vendors, risk assessments, tasks and compliance status are already documented in Wired Relations. You can easily extract the relevant information and build a report that shows where your organisation stands – and where action is needed.
Get started with a best practice report template
We’ve developed a best practice executive reporting template that you can tailor to your organisation. It serves as inspiration and saves you from creating a report from scratch. Simply copy your own data from Wired Relations – and make it your own.
Invite leadership in
Wired Relations is designed to be user-friendly for both specialists and executives. You can give board members access to dashboards so they can get a live overview – without relying on manual updates.
Use our public API for tailored reporting
Using your own BI tools or specific KPIs? With our public API, you can integrate data from Wired Relations into platforms like Power BI and build precisely the reports and visualisations you need. This ensures full flexibility and aligns with your existing reporting setup.
Train your leadership team with our NIS2 courses
To support NIS2’s leadership accountability requirements, we offer three tailored courses for executive teams. They provide knowledge, understanding and practical tools – whether you're just starting or already implementing. The courses strengthen leadership’s ability to understand and take responsibility for cyber and information security.
Best practice for management reporting in information security and privacy
Executive reporting is more than a compliance requirement – it’s a strategic tool. Here are some key principles and recommendations for building strong reports:
What should an executive report include?
- System overview: How many systems do we use? Who is the data owner?
- Vendor landscape: Which data processors do we work with – and how many are high-risk?
- Risk assessment: How exposed are we to cyber threats, privacy breaches and disruptions?
- Status of controls and tasks: What’s complete? What’s in progress? What needs action?
- Compliance roadmap: What’s next – and how does it support business strategy?
Best practice - 5 key recommendations for your reporting:
- Keep it simple and visual – Use graphs and key points instead of long text.
- Focus on what matters – Prioritise information that supports decision-making.
- Put the work into context – Show how efforts support business goals, customer trust or regulatory requirements.
- Be consistent – Use the same format so reports can be compared over time.
- Report regularly, not annually – Share updates quarterly or monthly to keep data protection and cyber security top of mind.
Frequently asked questions about management reporting in compliance and cyber security
What is management reporting in information security?
Management reporting is the structured communication of your organisation’s security and compliance status to leadership. It gives an overview of risks, systems, vendors and activities, helping leadership make informed decisions.
Why is management reporting important for NIS2?
NIS2 requires that leadership in essential and important entities take active responsibility for cyber security. Reporting ensures they have the insights needed – and can show they understand and act on the organisation’s risks.
How do you create a good management report?
A good report is visual, focused, and linked to business goals. It should cover systems, vendors, risks and ongoing efforts. With Wired Relations, you get both the data and the template to make it easy.
How can you automate management reporting?
Use a GRC platform like Wired Relations to gather your data in one place. From there, you can generate reports – or integrate with Power BI and other tools via API.
Who is responsible for management reporting in cyber and data protection?
Typically, the CISO, DPO or compliance lead creates the reports. But under NIS2, leadership also has shared responsibility – so the process should be collaborative and transparent.
