India, July 1 -- A single ransomware attack can halt a factory, shut down a hospital, expose millions of customer records or wipe billions off a company's value. Twenty years ago, cybersecurity was largely the responsibility of IT departments. Today, it is a boardroom conversation. Security has become as much a business leadership issue as a technical one, and the professionals who rise fastest in this field are no longer just those who understand networks and threats. They are the ones who also understand business strategy, risk, governance, and leadership. It is this shift that institutions like Chitkara University have built an entire programme around.

For most of its history, cybersecurity lived in the server room. A breach was treat...