The attack on Ukraine started long before Russian forces set foot on Ukrainian soil, with nation-state actors reaching through cyberspace to stalk its infrastructure. Fortunately, the country had a powerful ally in Microsoft, whose efforts to defend the country led our selection committee to honor them with CBM’s 2023 Courage in the Boardroom award. Lead director Sandi Peterson shares a boardroom perspective on the tech company’s role in fending off the threat of cyber weapon deployment and on other challenging issues faced by today’s boards.