Nines: Q&A: How estate managers and family offices can improve cybersecurity
Family offices face unprecedented cybersecurity risk in 2025. What can you do to minimize risk and keep everyone involved in a household safe? BlackCloak Founder & CEO Dr. Chris Pierson shares his advice in this Q&A.
With news of cybersecurity breaches and cyber attacks coming out more than ever, what should every family office be aware of, and what can everyone involved in a household do to reduce risk?
In this Q&A, we asked privacy and cybersecurity expert Dr. Chris Pierson to share his advice for family offices and private service professionals.
Chris has been on the front lines of cybersecurity and privacy in both the public and private sectors for over 25 years. Today, he is the Founder and CEO of BlackCloak, a purpose-built platform that protects high-net-worth individuals, corporate executives, and family offices. Previously, at the Department of Homeland Security, Chris served for over a decade as a special government employee on the Cybersecurity and Privacy Committees. He’s also spent time as the Chief Privacy Officer for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for two prominent FinTechs, as a General Counsel, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the Ponemon Institute.
In this conversation, Chris talks about the risks he and his team see today – and what can be done to keep families, family offices, and the people who support them secure.
