Healthcare Industry Executives are Likely to be Personal Targets of Cybercrime

Healthcare Industry Executives are Likely to be Personal Targets of Cybercrime

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Rising Costs, Claim Denials, and Workforce Cuts Fuel Threats to Industry Leaders

Orlando, FL, December 11, 2025 – BlackCloak, the pioneer in Digital Executive Protection for corporate executives, boards of directors, and family offices, announced today that signs point to the risk of a growing number of personal cyber and physical attacks against healthcare executives and leaders. 

Public scrutiny against healthcare providers stems from a reported rise in claim denials, possible Medicare cuts, and increasing insurance premiums. These factors, combined with ongoing workforce cuts and financial challenges, point to a growing threat to healthcare executives’ personal safety in both the online and physical realms. 

According to the 2025 World Security Report by Allied Universal surveying 2,352 corporate security chiefs at large global companies with combined revenue exceeding $25 trillion:

  • 42% of security chiefs report a significant increase in threats of violence against company executives.
  • 75% say their companies have been targeted by misinformation or disinformation campaigns.
  • 44% identify increasing economic instability as the dominating security-impacting hazard over the next year.
  • Seven in 10 global institutional investors say top executives’ contributions represent 30% or more of company value.

This is supported by BlackCloak’s experience with protecting senior leadership within the Healthcare sector. Over the past year, 100% of the healthcare executives onboarded by BlackCloak had some form of personal data exposure that increased risk to them and the organization, ranging from breached or weak passwords to compromised devices, including home networks accessible to the Internet and connected smart home systems. 

Over the past nine months, BlackCloak has been monitoring an average of three to five personal devices per healthcare executive under our protection. During the removal of sensitive information from data broker sites and remediation of credentials to prevent account takeovers, our Threat Intelligence Team has:

  • Eliminated over 137,000 data broker records revealing executive home addresses, emails, and family information across more than 50 healthcare companies.
  • Uncovered malware risks in 13% of healthcare executives’ home devices.
  • Discovered that 100% of protected executives had breached clear-text passwords (3,080 total), which BlackCloak remediated before they could be exploited.

“With public opinion of healthcare companies continuing to drop, attacks targeting healthcare organizations will continue to rise, unfortunately,” said Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO of BlackCloak. “The one-year anniversary of the fatal attack on UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson is a stark reminder of the threats posed to corporate executives and their families. As the risks facing healthcare and other executives continue, Digital Executive Protection has become an essential component of corporate cybersecurity strategies.”

For more information about the current state of executive risk in Healthcare, visit https://blackcloak.io/protecting-healthcare-executives-in-an-era-of-heightened-risk/ 

About BlackCloak

BlackCloak protects corporate executives and high-profile individuals from cybersecurity, privacy, financial, and other reputational risks. Used by Fortune 500 companies across all industries, the BlackCloak Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy™ Platform is a holistic solution that includes mobile and desktop apps and concierge support. Executives and high-profile individuals gain complete peace of mind knowing their family, reputation, and finances are secured. Companies rest assured that their brand, intellectual property, data, and finances are protected against threats from executives without invading their personal lives. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io and follow us on LinkedIn.

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Digital Protection in the Age of AI: BlackCloak Predicts the Top Cybersecurity Trends in 2026

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Key Points:

  • Corporate leaders and their families are increasingly targets of cyberattacks, combining personal and organizational risk into a strategic business priority and driving greater integration of Digital Executive Protection into corporate cybersecurity initiatives in 2026 and beyond. 
  • Privacy and security will shift from a compliance issue to a personal defense mandate, pushing ultra/high-net-worth individuals (U/HNWIs) and executives to adopt an aggressive, proactive approach to minimize personal digital risk. 
  • As AI plays a more significant role in the cyber arms race, self-healing and automation systems will rise to solidify cyber defenses, while industries will sharpen their demands for vendors with trustworthy AI policies. 
  • The combination of advanced deepfakes, personal exposure through data broker platforms, and vulnerable connected home devices will culminate in a new, more lucrative attack target: the family ecosystem.

Orlando, FL, December 9, 2025 – BlackCloak, the pioneer in Digital Executive Protection for corporate executives, boards of directors, and family offices, announced today its predictions of the trends that will significantly impact cybersecurity and personal privacy in 2026 and beyond. 

BlackCloak’s experts predict that the AI-powered threat landscape and rising regulatory pressures are accelerating a strategic shift: proactive, personalized security is moving to the forefront of the corporate cybersecurity strategy. With cybercriminals targeting executives to breach the enterprise, business leaders, high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and their families will be required to take greater ownership of their digital protection. This environment will drive an intensifying battle between opposing AIs, necessitating the deployment of self-healing systems and closer synergy between human and AI defenders.

“The year ahead will be shaped by this undeniable fact: security has officially moved from the corporate network perimeter to the individual and their family. The escalation of AI-fueled threats has turned the personal lives of executives and their families into the primary attack surface,” said Dr. Chris Pierson, BlackCloak Founder and CEO. “Our predictions confirm that organizations must now mandate Digital Executive Protection not as a perk, but as a strategic necessity to maintain fiduciary duty and the safety of their executive leadership. The future of corporate security rests on the ability to aggressively defend the human element, minimize the digital footprint, and win the escalating battle between good AI and bad AI.”

BlackCloak’s predictions for the top 2026 cybersecurity trends are as follows:

Prediction #1: Digital Executive Protection will shift from a specialty offering to a strategic imperative.

  • Bridging the gaps: In 2026, BlackCloak predicts a rise in organizations implementing Digital Executive Protection (DEP) within their corporate cybersecurity initiatives to bridge the gaps between cyber and physical security and personal and professional protection, and integrate executive risk into enterprise-wide risk management strategies.
  • Board-level mandate: Boards will play a primary role in driving this top-down shift, viewing holistic DEP as essential to fulfilling fiduciary duty, maintaining financial stability, and preserving investor confidence amid increased regulatory scrutiny.
  • Focus on metrics and readiness: More companies will adopt formal DEP frameworks as benchmarks, closely measuring DEP metrics, executive risk scores, and incident response readiness.
  • Unified security: The broad adoption of holistic DEP will formally bridge the gap between IT security teams and physical security operations, creating a unified strategy to protect executives and the company.

Prediction #2: Privacy will shift from a passive compliance exercise to a mandated personal defense strategy.

  • Shift from passive to proactive: Regulatory gaps will force HNWIs and executives to transition from merely complying with general privacy rules to actively managing and defending their own digital lives.
  • DEP as a corporate prerequisite: Personal digital hygiene will become the essential baseline for secure corporate access, making individual self-protection mandatory for executives.
  • Ownership of digital footprint: Leaders will need to aggressively safeguard their personal information online (e.g., by removing data broker listings) to minimize their attack surface and reduce corporate liability.

Prediction #3: The AI-fueled threat landscape will create an AI vs. AI battlefield.

  • AI vs. AI: Specialized cybersecurity systems with greater responsibility and the ability to collaborate with other AI and human operators will be essential to accelerate detection and response.
  • Self-healing defense: There will be a rise in self-healing systems capable of predicting the risk of an issue and taking immediate, automated actions to seal vulnerabilities and trigger alerts.
  • Regulatory mandates: Global legislative frameworks, such as the EU AI Act, will compel organizations to treat AI security and governance as a core legal imperative, increasing demand for vendors committed to transparent, trustworthy AI use.
  • Demand for trustworthy AI: We’ll see greater demand for vendors who can demonstrate responsible AI use (e.g., relying on data-broker patterns for removal rather than actual, sensitive data) to avoid exposing client information.

Prediction #4: Data Broker Removal will no longer be sufficient to ensure data privacy.

  • DBR is insufficient for comprehensive privacy protection: Due to massive data breaches, personal information is permanently indexed on the dark web, meaning DBR services cannot guarantee total privacy or the removal of all exposed data.
  • Required defense layers: Individuals will adopt advanced protection methods, including masking their primary identifiers (email/phone), using PETs, and deploying dark web monitoring to defend data that already exists beyond brokers’ reach.
  • State-level mandates: The absence of stringent federal data protection will push individual U.S. states to pass their own DBR regulations, turning the deletion process into a legal compliance requirement.
  • Commoditization of services: As similar legislation is adopted across multiple states, DBR will become a standard, commoditized service offering, necessitating that individuals seek specialized, comprehensive security providers for holistic digital protection.

Prediction #5: Personal attacks will shift from targeting high-net-worth individuals to family ecosystems.

  • Expanded attack surface: Attackers will prioritize the “soft targets” within the family ecosystem (family members, assistants, vendors) to bypass the HNWI’s core defenses.
  • Triple threat vector: Deepfakes, exposed personal information on data broker sites, and vulnerable IoT devices in the connected home will be the primary entry points for these attacks.
  • Need for concierge defense: The sophistication of these attacks will increase demand for personalized, Concierge CybersecurityTM teams capable of managing digital footprints and enforcing unified cyber hygiene across the entire household.

To read BlackCloak’s full 2026 cybersecurity predictions, visit http://predictions-2026.blackcloak.io. 

About BlackCloak

BlackCloak protects corporate executives and high-profile individuals from cybersecurity, privacy, financial, and other reputational risks. Used by Fortune 500 companies across all industries, the BlackCloak Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy™ Platform is a holistic solution that includes mobile and desktop apps and concierge support. Executives and high-profile individuals gain complete peace of mind knowing their family, reputation, and finances are secured. Companies rest assured that their brand, intellectual property, data, and finances are protected against threats from executives without invading their personal lives. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io and follow us on LinkedIn.

 

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Trier & Co. for BlackCloak
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BlackCloak Ranked 201st Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™

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Company’s Three-Year Revenue Growth of Nearly 500 Percent Attributed to Escalating Demand for Its Industry-Leading Digital Executive Protection Platform and Services 

Orlando, FL – November 19, 2025 – BlackCloak, the pioneer in Digital Executive Protection for corporate executives, boards of directors, and family offices, today announced it ranked number 201 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 31st year. Over the past three years, BlackCloak has seen nearly 500 percent revenue growth.

BlackCloak Founder and CEO Dr. Chris Pierson credits the company’s commitment to protecting executives, board members, high-profile individuals, and their families in their personal digital lives, combined with its innovative Digital Executive Protection offerings and dedication to superior client service, for its continued revenue expansion. 

“Receiving this distinguished award is a powerful testament to our success and unwavering focus on solving the most urgent problem in modern security,” said Pierson. “Our mission has always centered on protecting the human element – executives, board members, and high-profile individuals – where the corporate perimeter fails. Today, cybercriminals are targeting individuals in their homes and through their families, specifically aiming to steal intellectual property, compromise brand reputation, and destabilize the financial footing of their organizations. Our continuous growth validates that this dedicated, personal approach to digital executive protection is essential in today’s threat landscape.”

“This year’s rankings highlight both enduring leadership and breakthrough momentum,” said Wolfe Tone, US Deloitte Private & Emerging Client Portfolio leader and partner, Deloitte Tax LLP. “More than half of the winners are prior honorees, yet the majority of the top ten are first-time entrants — demonstrating the staying power of established leaders alongside the accelerating growth of new innovators across key sectors. As in previous years, private companies continue to dominate, underscoring the agility that private enterprises bring to competitive markets, enabling the exceptional triple and quadruple digit growth reflected in these rankings.”

For more information about BlackCloak’s Digital Executive Protection offerings, visit https://blackcloak.io/. 

About the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500

Now in its 31st year, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies — both public and private — in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2021 to 2024.

In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or proprietary technology that significantly contributes to the company’s operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least US$50,000, and current-year operating revenues of at least US$5 million, with a growth rate of 50% or greater. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered within North America (United States and Canada).

*Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of their legal structure.

About BlackCloak

BlackCloak protects corporate executives and high-profile individuals from cybersecurity, privacy, financial, and other reputational risks. Used by Fortune 500 companies across all industries, the BlackCloak Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy™ Platform is a holistic solution that includes mobile and desktop apps and concierge support. Executives and high-profile individuals gain complete peace of mind knowing their family, reputation, and finances are secured. Companies rest assured that their brand, intellectual property, data, and finances are protected against threats from executives without invading their personal lives. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io and follow us on LinkedIn.

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BlackCloak Named a 2025 SINET16 Innovator For Its Industry-Leading Digital Executive Protection Solution

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Orlando, FL – October 8, 2025 – BlackCloak, the pioneer in Digital Executive Protection for executive leaders, board members, and their families, as well as family offices and high-net-worth individuals, announced today that it has been named a winner in the prestigious 2025 SINET16 Innovator Awards. BlackCloak is recognized as one of 16 global companies with the most innovative and compelling technologies to address cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.

SINET is dedicated to introducing leading innovators to the cybersecurity industry and accelerating innovation by encouraging collaboration, breaking down communication barriers, and facilitating high-level sharing of ideas and best practices among senior-level security professionals from the private and public sectors, as well as solution providers, buyers, and investors. Winners of the 2025 SINET16 were selected from a pool of 193 applications from 19 countries.

“We are deeply honored to be recognized by SINET. This award underscores BlackCloak’s unwavering commitment to defining Digital Executive Protection — extending security beyond corporate perimeters to safeguard high-profile individuals and their families in their personal lives,” said Rob Duncan, Chief Revenue Officer for BlackCloak. “As we continue to see an escalation in threats targeting executives, we remain steadfast in our mission of ensuring proactive cybersecurity protection and peace of mind for our clients.”

BlackCloak is recognized for its market-leading Digital Executive Protection Platform and services, designed to secure the personal digital lives of executives, board members, and high-net-worth individuals. Its holistic solution combines technology, intelligence, and human expertise to protect individuals against targeted cyberattacks that originate outside the enterprise perimeter but pose a direct threat to corporate assets, reputation, and operational continuity.

Services include data broker removal, sophisticated privacy protections, and monitoring and safeguarding their devices, home networks, and smart home technology. Its bespoke solutions and around-the-clock expert care deliver peace of mind to clients in knowing their families, identities, reputations, and finances are firmly safeguarded. 

To learn more about the SINET16 Awards, visit https://www.security-innovation.org/sinet16-award/. 

For more information about BlackCloak’s Digital Executive Protection solution, visit blackcloak.io. 

About BlackCloak

BlackCloak protects corporate executives and high-profile individuals from cybersecurity, privacy, financial, and other reputational risks. Used by Fortune 500 companies across all industries, the BlackCloak Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy Platform is a comprehensive solution that includes mobile and desktop apps, as well as concierge support. Executives and high-profile individuals gain complete peace of mind knowing their family, reputation, and finances are secured. Companies rest assured that their brand, intellectual property, data, and finances are protected against threats from executives without invading their personal lives. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io and follow us on LinkedIn.

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BlackCloak and World Wide Technology Join Forces to Deliver Digital Executive Protection at Scale for Global Enterprises

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Strategic Partnership will Help Redefine Executive Cybersecurity and Accelerate Global Adoption of Digital Executive Protection

Orlando, FL – September 30, 2025 – BlackCloak, the pioneer in Digital Executive Protection for corporate leaders, boards of directors, and family offices, today announced a strategic partnership with World Wide Technology (WWT), a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution.

As an Enterprise Channel Partner in BlackCloak’s Partner Program, WWT brings the Digital Executive Protection (DEP) leader’s suite of solutions to enterprise customers, helping companies redefine their corporate cybersecurity strategy to include personal digital protection of their most targeted leaders and their families.

The partnership between WWT and BlackCloak directly addresses the escalating threat landscape and the rise of personal digital attacks against high-profile individuals. By combining WWT’s expertise in enterprise design, architecture, and large-scale delivery with BlackCloak’s leadership in Digital Executive Protection, the collaboration ensures that organizations across industries can safeguard executives and business leaders more effectively. 

By joining forces with BlackCloak, we are empowering enterprises to close critical cybersecurity and privacy gaps that must be addressed holistically and protect executives and business leaders against the rising tide of digital attacks,” said Chris Konrad, Vice President, Global Cyber for WWT. “By uniting WWT’s scale and integration expertise with BlackCloak’s Digital Executive Protection solutions, organizations gain proactive, comprehensive security tailored to today’s expanding threat landscape.”

“Our partner ecosystem plays an important role in our holistic Digital Executive Protection offerings, and we’re excited to be working with an enterprise technology leader like WWT,” said Jana Whitcomb, Head of Partnerships for BlackCloak. “WWT recognizes the important role that DEP plays in any company’s cybersecurity strategy. Their efforts to bring the BlackCloak platform to their customers are a win-win for the larger business community and help us further our mission of safeguarding companies’ most vulnerable leaders.”

“Together with WWT, we are delivering integrated, proactive protection that keeps pace with modern threats and provides peace of mind in an increasingly hostile digital environment,” said Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO of BlackCloak. “As personal digital attacks against executives continue to rise, our partnership with WWT ensures that enterprises have the tools and expertise needed to stay ahead of sophisticated threats and ensure protection for their highly targeted leaders.”

BlackCloak’s Digital Executive Protection platform secures corporate executives, board members, and executive leadership team members in their personal digital lives. As cybercriminals increasingly target family members, personal devices, home networks, and online identities to bypass corporate defenses, BlackCloak fills a critical security gap left by traditional enterprise tools. Widely adopted by Fortune 500 companies and trusted by CIOs and CISOs to reduce enterprise risk, BlackCloak safeguards the personal devices, home networks, and online identities of organizations’ executives and family members.

By teaming with BlackCloak, WWT receives the company’s premier partner support, including educational and technical resources, go-to-market alignment and support, and innovative solutions. 

For more information about BlackCloak’s Digital Executive Protection services, visit blackcloak.io. 

 

About BlackCloak

BlackCloak protects corporate executives and high-profile individuals from cybersecurity, privacy, financial, and other reputational risks. Used by Fortune 500 companies across all industries, the BlackCloak Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy™ Platform is a holistic solution that includes mobile and desktop apps and concierge support. Executives and high-profile individuals gain complete peace of mind knowing their family, reputation, and finances are secured. Companies rest assured that their brand, intellectual property, data, and finances are protected against threats from executives without invading their personal lives. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io and follow us on LinkedIn.

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BlackCloak Named Digital Executive Protection Winner in SiliconANGLE's 2025 TechForward Awards

BlackCloak Named Digital Executive Protection Winner in SiliconANGLE's 2025 TechForward Awards

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Orlando, FL – August 26, 2025 – BlackCloak, the pioneer in Digital Executive Protection for corporate leaders, boards of directors, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices, today announced it has been named a winner in SiliconANGLE’s 2025 TechForward Awards in the Digital Executive Protection category.

BlackCloak’s Digital Executive Protection platform is purpose-built to secure high-profile individuals – executives, board members, and high-net-worth individuals – in their personal digital lives. As cybercriminals increasingly target personal devices, home networks, and online identities to bypass corporate defenses, BlackCloak fills a critical security gap left by traditional enterprise tools.

The platform is widely adopted by Fortune 500 companies and trusted by CIOs and CISOs to reduce enterprise risk by securing the personal devices, home networks, and online identities of their most targeted leaders and their families.

“BlackCloak uniquely addresses a critical cybersecurity gap: the personal digital exposure of corporate executives, board members, and high-net-worth individuals. Unlike other executive protection offerings that focus solely on data privacy or physical security, BlackCloak delivers a comprehensive, white-glove approach to personal cybersecurity and has set the standard for Digital Executive Protection,” said Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO of BlackCloak. “We are thrilled to be recognized by SiliconANGLE as the leader in this space, a testament to our relentless commitment to safeguarding highly targeted, high-value individuals and their families.”

The TechForward Awards recognize the technologies and solutions driving business forward. As the trusted voice of enterprise and emerging tech, SiliconANGLE applies a rigorous editorial lens to highlight innovations reshaping how businesses operate in our rapidly changing landscape. This awards program honors both established enterprise solutions and breakthrough technologies defining the future of business, spanning AI innovation, security excellence, cloud transformation, data platform evolution and blockchain/crypto tech. BlackCloak was selected from a competitive field of nominees by a panel of industry experts and technology leaders.

“The TechForward Awards winners represent the best in enterprise tech innovation,” said Dave Vellante, co-founder and co-CEO of SiliconANGLE Media. “These solutions don’t just advance their categories; they define what’s possible when breakthrough engineering meets real-world business challenges. Every winner has proven they can deliver game-changing results.”

“These winners represent the most impressive achievements emerging from today’s fiercely competitive tech landscape, embodying the relentless drive and visionary thinking that pushes entire industries forward,” said John Furrier, co-founder and co-CEO of SiliconANGLE Media. “These are the solutions that business leaders trust to solve their most critical challenges. They’re not just products, they’re competitive advantages.”

For more information about BlackCloak’s Digital Executive Protection services, visit blackcloak.io. 

About BlackCloak

BlackCloak protects corporate executives and high-profile individuals from cybersecurity, privacy, financial, and other reputational risks. Used by Fortune 500 companies across all industries, the BlackCloak Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy™ Platform is a holistic solution that includes mobile and desktop apps and concierge support. Executives and high-profile individuals gain complete peace of mind knowing their family, reputation, and finances are secured. Companies rest assured that their brand, intellectual property, data, and finances are protected against threats from executives without invading their personal lives. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io and follow us on LinkedIn.

About SiliconANGLE Media

SiliconANGLE Media is a recognized leader in digital media innovation, bringing together cutting-edge technology, influential content, strategic insights and real-time audience engagement. As the parent company of SiliconANGLE, theCUBE Network, theCUBE Research, CUBE365, theCUBE AI and theCUBE SuperStudios — such as those established in Silicon Valley and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) — SiliconANGLE Media transforms the way technology companies connect with their target markets. Founded by tech visionaries John Furrier and Dave Vellante, SiliconANGLE Media has built a powerful ecosystem of industry-leading digital media brands, with a reach of 10+ million elite tech professionals, 4+ million SiliconANGLE readers and 250,000+ social media subscribers. The company’s new, proprietary theCUBE AI LLM is breaking ground in audience interaction, leveraging CUBE365’s neural network to help technology companies make data-driven decisions and stay at the forefront of industry conversations. For more information visit https://siliconangle.com/awards/. 

 

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BlackCloak Joins Top Companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

BlackCloak Joins Top Companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

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With Three-Year Revenue Growth of Nearly 350 Percent, BlackCloak Sits In the Top Quarter of Fast-Growing Companies and Ranks 25th In Security For Its First Time On the List  

NEW YORK, August 12, 2025 – Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today announced that BlackCloak is No. 25 in Security on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Positioned as number 1261 overall, BlackCloak, which ranks on the list for the first time, is in the top 25% of companies.

The list provides a data-driven snapshot of the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, and Patagonia. 

“It’s an honor to be ranked among the most impactful, rapidly growing businesses in America,” said Dr. Chris Pierson, BlackCloak Founder and CEO. “Our accelerated growth and this recognition are a direct reflection of our relentless commitment to our core mission – protecting executives, board members, and high-profile individuals in their personal digital lives. Cybercriminals are no longer just targeting corporations; they are also targeting individuals in their homes, on their devices, and through their families. Beyond looking for passwords, their focus is on stealing intellectual property and compromising the brand reputation and financial stability of an organization and high-profile figures.”

“Our ongoing growth shows no signs of slowing,” he continued. “Our dedication to delivering the highest levels of value to our clients and scaling our offerings to meet escalating demands is a top priority. We are beyond thrilled by Inc.’s recognition of our success.”

This year’s Inc. 5000 honorees have demonstrated exceptional growth while navigating economic uncertainty, inflationary pressure, and a fluctuating labor market. Among the top 500 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate reached 1,552 percent, and those companies have collectively added more than 48,678 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years. 

For the full list, company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, visit: www.inc.com/inc5000. 

“Making the Inc. 5000 is always a remarkable achievement, but earning a spot this year speaks volumes about a company’s tenacity and clarity of vision,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “These businesses have thrived amid rising costs, shifting global dynamics, and constant change. They didn’t just weather the storm—they grew through it, and their stories are a powerful reminder that the entrepreneurial spirit is the engine of the U.S. economy.”

Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2025 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 22–24 in Phoenix, and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. magazine.

On the Fast Track: BlackCloak’s Key Milestones

Over the past year, BlackCloak has experienced significant industry momentum as its Digital Executive Protection platform has become an essential layer of defense for the world’s most targeted executives, board members, and high-net-worth families. In March 2025, the company further solidified its industry leadership by releasing the first-ever Digital Executive Protection Framework — a comprehensive, 14-point standard that guides CISOs and CSOs in safeguarding the personal digital lives of corporate executives and their families against emerging threats like deepfakes, identity theft, and targeted cyberattacks. This framework sets a new industry benchmark, helping organizations mitigate risks that originate beyond the corporate perimeter. 

BlackCloak’s success has earned widespread industry recognition. In the past 12 months, it received top honors from the Fortress Cyber Security Awards, SC Awards, Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, Global InfoSec Awards, and the InfoSec Innovator Awards. Additionally, Inc. Magazine named BlackCloak one of its “16 Companies to Watch in 2025,” underscoring the company’s growing market impact and leadership in personal cybersecurity.

Methodology 

Companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2021 to 2024. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2021. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2021 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. 

 

About BlackCloak

BlackCloak protects corporate executives and high-profile individuals from cybersecurity, privacy, financial, and other reputational risks. Used by Fortune 500 companies across all industries, the BlackCloak Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy™ Platform is a holistic solution that includes mobile and desktop apps and concierge support. Executives and high-profile individuals gain complete peace of mind knowing their family, reputation, and finances are secured. Companies rest assured that their brand, intellectual property, data, and finances are protected against threats from executives without invading their personal lives. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io and follow us on LinkedIn.

 

Media Contact
Liz Youngs
Trier & Co. for BlackCloak
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About Inc. 

Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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