The Digital Executive Protection Framework

Comprehensive guidelines and best practice for reducing the personal cybersecurity risk of corporate executives. 

A Proven Framework for Digital Executive Protection

The Digital Executive Protection Framework is the first industry standard for safeguarding the personal digital lives of executives.

Built around 14 core tenets that cover both digital and physical security, the framework underpins your organization’s efforts to protect executives’ privacy, personal devices, home networks, accounts and families from targeted cyber attacks that could lead to physical harm or a damaging corporate cybersecurity breach.

Key Components of Digital Executive Protection:

  • Privacy: Protecting personal information from unauthorized access and exposure.
  • Identity Theft Protection: Monitoring for and mitigating identity theft risks.
  • Deepfake Protection: Detecting and preventing the malicious use of AI-generated synthetic media.
  • Financial Protection: Safeguarding personal finances from cyberattacks and fraud.
  • Personal Device Hardening: Reducing vulnerabilities and minimizing the risk of unauthorized access.
  • Cybersecurity/Personal Device Protection: Securing personal devices from malware.
  • Home Network Hardening: Protecting home networks from intrusion.
  • Home Network IoT Monitoring & Protection: Securing all connected devices within the home.
  • Social Media Hardening: Hardening social media accounts and managing online reputations.
  • Family Protection: Extending protection to family members who may be targeted through association.
  • Physical Protection: Integrating physical security measures with digital protection strategies.
  • Personal Cyber & Identity Theft Insurance: Conducting detailed risk assessments and offering expert recommendations.
  • Education and Training: Providing ongoing education and training to executives and their families on cybersecurity best practices.
  • Incident Response: Provide coordinated strategies to quickly identify, contain, and mitigate personal security incidents that impact the company.

What is Digital Executive Protection?

Fast becoming the solution of choice to prevent threat actors targeting the personal lives of executives to breach the corporate perimeter, Digital Executive Protection (DEP) is designed to:

  • Reduce the digital footprint of executives by minimizing the amount of personal information exposed online
  • Identify and mitigate cyber risks targeting executives’ private accounts, devices, and home networks
  • Educate and train executives and their families to make informed cybersecurity decisions
  • Incident response to rapidly address threats before they escalate

BlackCloak Digital Executive Protection

Built from the ground up, our specialist technology is designed exclusively to protect the privacy of your executives, their families and devices, shrinking the attack surface by using deception networks, unique endpoint protection, and automated dark web monitoring. We fully comply with The Digital Executive Protection Framework without burdening your internal resources.

We remove information from data broker sites

We scan for passwords on the deep/dark web

We harden devices so less information is shared with third parties

We provide a VPN to protect your executives and their families online

We protect & monitor personal devices with endpoint protection

We implement deception technology as a decoy

We use our own personal security operations center to identify and remediate issues

We undertake weekly penetration tests on the home

We review home router settings

We work with home security & IoT providers to identify system vulnerabilities

We provide personalized service & incident response 24/7

We deliver activity insights 

We advise, educate and train executives

Learn more about setting the new standard for Digital Executive Protection.

– Former Aerospace & Defense Chairman and CEO

The security of my family’s electronic devices is important to me for a host of reasons as it should be with others. I felt I needed an independent look at all our electronic device security measures. I felt this double check was needed to assure me we were taking all the appropriate actions. BlackCloak was able to do this for me and discovered that one of my iPhone App’s for a popular luxury vehicle which I own was installed with “God Rights” on the device along with the data on it. This was something I was not aware of and now have taken the action to fix and I was also able to notify the vehicle company of the issue with their app developer. You can never be too safe in this cyber world we all live in. I now have peace of mind that what I am doing is making it that much harder for those that wish to cause me harm! It is something I am very glad I have done and will continue to do so.

– Author and Film Critic

We are so glad to have found BlackCloak. We didn’t realize how exposed our family was and how insecure our own devices and connections were. The BlackCloak team walked us through the steps to secure every device, answering our many questions. In fact, we know we can call anytime whenever we need help. BlackCloak’s regular reports, as well as personal check-ins, alert us to malware and other possible fraudulent activities, and have educated us and provided peace of mind.

- Executive Director, eCommerce Company

After being a victim of several e-mail and wire transfer hack attempts, we sought out a best in class cyber protection firm to safeguard our identities, banking information and private information. After interviewing multiple firms we chose BlackCloak for their suite of tools coupled with their high touch approach. We have been completely satisfied with our decision months after implementing the solution and find them to be a responsive and responsible solution provider.

– CEO, Major U.S. Hedge Fund

As a CEO I know I am a target for hacking and other attacks. While the BlackCloak Team was protecting my family and I, we learned that one of our children had dozens of viruses, keyboard loggers, and other malware on her computer putting our home network at risk.

I am always worried about the Internet safety of my children and this one hit too close to home. Could hackers find out who we are, who my children were, watch our network, or even monitor financial information about my company? These are the types of risks that companies and corporate executives cannot directly combat, unless they have a trusted concierge cybersecurity partner like BlackCloak backing them up.

– COO of a U.S.-based Global Commercial Bank

After many years as a senior leader of one of the nation’s largest banks, my reputation, my family’s privacy and the security of our financial and personal accounts is paramount to us. I have lots of options available to me, but I choose BlackCloak and its team because of its reputation, in depth protection, concierge service and band ability to protect us.

– CEO, Wealth Planning Firm

My business is working with Ultra-High Net Worth Families. One of the greatest concerns for them and my family is our Cyber-Security. I have witnessed a number of the families being compromised and not knowing where to turn. BlackCloak has been the solution we all have been searching for…but unable to find. My spouse downloaded a malicious virus about 1 month into the service, BlackCloak identified it, contacted her, and then cleaned her machine. I have never before experienced such proactive service in this space and am thrilled to be a client.

– CEO of Retail Food Company

I never thought my Facebook account would be targeted. I have nothing special in there. Then one day I suddenly had negative postings pushed out from my account which I had not done. Thankfully, BlackCloak was able to assist and identify the issue that resulted in the account compromise, as well as remediate the situation and secure my Facebook account from future attacks. It’s comforting to know that Blackcloak has my cyber back!

– Founder and CEO, Wealth Management Company

There are so many ways for viruses to get on your computer. I was just performing a normal Google search, clicked on a link, and behind the scenes malware was downloading and trying to install. Then the phone rang and it was BlackCloak alerting me that malware was detected and quarantined on my MacBook. They cleaned up any remaining traces of the malware and made sure I was safe. I would have had no idea what to do, if it had not been for BlackCloak. It is such a relief to know I have a team watching out for me and my cybersecurity.