Governance Principle: Due Care and Due Diligence

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[Verse 1]
The board room's quiet, decisions hang in air
A CISO warns of risks that need repair
But budgets tight and timelines always press
Would reasonable leaders choose to address?
The prudent person standard asks one thing
What would a wise executive bring?

[Chorus]
Due care means act, due diligence means check
Protect the assets, verify what's left
The prudent person test will judge your way
Would someone else have acted different today?
Know or should have known, that's the legal line
Due care and diligence by design

[Verse 2]
Postponed upgrades become the attacker's door
Risk identified but shelved forevermore
No paper trail to show the choice was made
When breach hits hard, there's no defense to trade
Board members can't oversee what they don't know
Cyber competence must grow

[Chorus]
Due care means act, due diligence means check
Protect the assets, verify what's left
The prudent person test will judge your way
Would someone else have acted different today?
Know or should have known, that's the legal line
Due care and diligence by design

[Bridge]
SOC controls demand you monitor and respond
Risk assessments without action break the bond
CMMC requires plans of action clear
Document acceptance when risks you don't clear
HIPAA asks for analysis complete
Due care and diligence make compliance sweet

[Verse 3]
When CISOs cry for resources they lack
And leadership won't acknowledge what they track
The gap documented shows what should be known
Inadequate resources leave you alone
Against the standard that the courts will apply
Did reasonable care pass by?

[Chorus]
Due care means act, due diligence means check
Protect the assets, verify what's left
The prudent person test will judge your way
Would someone else have acted different today?
Know or should have known, that's the legal line
Due care and diligence by design

[Outro]
The prudent person lives in every choice
Let reasoned judgment be your guiding voice
Due care protects, due diligence confirms
From governance failures, wisdom learns

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