A newly appointed board member with cybersecurity knowledge wants the board of directors to receive a quarterly report detailing the number of incidents that impacted the organization. The systems administrator is creating a way to present the data to the board of directors. Which of the following should the systems administrator use?

A dashboard is the most appropriate tool because it provides a centralized, visual display of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics, such as incident counts, in an easy-to-understand format suitable for a board of directors. It allows for quick comprehension of trends and overall security posture without requiring deep technical knowledge. Packet captures are raw network data, too granular and complex for a board report. Vulnerability scans identify weaknesses but don't directly report incident numbers. Metadata provides descriptive information about data but isn't a reporting tool for incident counts itself.