The Hero of the Story:
Managing Partners
Managing Partners of Financial Firm
Both have young kids at home
Both with high-end systems professionally installed by a leading provider
- One with a camera system outside the home, one with a camera system inside the home
- Both with home automation systems
Hired the “best” audio visual and home automation staff
The Problem
Executives’ home cameras were vulnerable.
Home office was exposed by a camera pointed directly at their work monitors where they often had confidential information on screen
Every computer device on the network was viewable once you got into the home automation system
All past recordings were also viewable
Security review discovered that the systems were open to strangers, so anyone could be watching their kids and their private moments
Personal cybersecurity is a company problem.
BlackCloak’s
Guidance
After meeting with the Managing Partners to learn more about their situation, we recommended a comprehensive plan that started with an in-depth initial examination and ended with implementing proactive security measures to stop any future attacks.
Examine the home automation and camera systems for weaknesses, easy passwords, or inherent vulnerabilities
Partner with the professional installers to remediate the risks identified
Secure all areas of their digital lives to ensure privacy (e.g. protecting devices)
Protect other executives on the team to mitigate risk to the firm as well as their families
Putting the Plan into Action
Both Managing Partners enrolled in a BlackCloak Principal Plan. What’s more, an additional ten executives & their families enrolled in a BlackCloak Executive Plan. They also connected BlackCloak with the professional installers to address their home camera and home automation vulnerabilities.
Given their unique risk profiles as financial firm leaders, they opted to deploy deception technology with the BlackCloak Platform. This deception technology proactively alerts them and BlackCloak when a hacker is targeting and scanning their devices, keeping them one step ahead before a breach occurs.
The Results
Secured home systems to prevent future attacks
The Managing Partners successfully secured their home automation and cameras, preventing any further data or privacy leaks for the firm, executive team, and their families. Weekly scans of home networks ensure camera and home automation systems remain secure. Privacy hardening on executives’ devices protects the data of both the executive team and the firm. By partnering with BlackCloak, the team can now stay one step ahead of identity theft, malware, and other cyber threats.
