A lack of coordination among company units can be detrimental in many business areas, but when it comes to cybersecurity, isolated actions and decisions can pave a clear path to a data breach, and exacerbate the legal ramifications of that breach.  In a guest article, Jennifer Topper of Topper Consulting explains: why cross-functional decisionmaking is so important in cybersecurity; how to make the business case for investing in proactive cyber planning; how to integrate the cybersecurity program; how to create a multidisciplinary group of stakeholders; and the role of the general counsel in information governance.