There was a time not all that long ago when a CEO could comfortably outsource cybersecurity to the IT department, forget about it, and sleep well at night. No more. The 2017 Equifax hack is just one of hundreds of recent examples demonstrating that lazy cybersecurity is a fundamental betrayal of your customers and your company’s mission. As Vivek Wadhwan puts it, is the CEO’s job to ensure that every bit of customer and partner data is encrypted and protected by industrial-grade security.The buck stops at the top. CEOs and senior officials can no longer outsource protection of customer data to the IT department.Today, every company needs industrial-grade security. Encryption of data—your company’s and your partners’—is key.Bring outsiders in to audit your systems. Hire hackers to break into your website. Offer a cash reward to those who pinpoint weaknesses.