Prioritizing Digital Executive Protection to Manage Corporate Risk

Executives are often the weakest link in an organization’s security chain. They often handle the most sensitive data—often on the fly—and have access to a company’s most valuable assets. They are increasingly targeted by threat actors seeking to leverage their credentials, access, and status to execute destructive and costly attacks. Personal digital privacy is not enough for these high-value targets and their families, as 70 percent of executives have fallen victim to at least one cyberattack against their personal assets. As AI-driven social engineering attacks rise, protecting executives’ personal information and privacy should be a critical corporate risk management priority. But typically, it is not prioritized, nor is it widely integrated into enterprise cybersecurity strategies.