The 5 biggest examples of executive threats and how to prevent them - Help Net Security

The 5 biggest examples of executive threats and how to prevent them - Help Net Security

Many executives focus their security efforts and budgets solely on physical threats, but attacks targeting an executive’s digital presence can be just as dangerous.


Criminals are looking to exploit the wealth of high-profile and high net-worth individuals—or cause them embarrassment or personal harm—at an unprecedented rate. And, as the most abundant source of company secrets and IP, they’re a primary attack vector of their businesses too.


Attacks on VIPs involve attempts at accessing their sensitive information and span both the real world and the web. Because of their digital and physical vulnerabilities, protecting them requires a 360-degree view of their attack surface, i.e., anything related to their physical or digital presence that can be used against them. But to defend an executive’s attack surface, you first have to define it.


Today, developing a plan to protect an executive, ..

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