Most CEOs don’t need to know how to configure a firewall. But they do need to ask the right questions. If no one is asking, risks tend to grow silently — until an incident forces them into the open.
Here are five questions every CEO should ask their team or provider this quarter
- Do we know all our digital assets?
Forgotten domains, old servers, and abandoned SaaS accounts often become easy entry points for attackers. - When did we last test our incident response plan?
A plan that lives only on paper will collapse under pressure. A one-hour tabletop exercise can be worth more than a fifty-page document. - How are we tracking leaked credentials?
Employee logins appear on the dark web every day. If no one is checking, you may already be exposed. - What’s our weakest link — people or technology?
Security awareness training and regular system patching must go hand in hand. Neglecting either leaves the door wide open. - If we were breached tomorrow, what would be the cost?
Not just fines — but downtime, lost clients, and reputational damage. Prevention is usually cheaper by a factor of ten.
Takeaway
As a CEO, you don’t need technical answers. You need clarity. If your team can’t answer these five questions in plain business terms, your company may already be at risk.
