Orlando, FL – March 30, 2021 – BlackCloak, Inc., the first Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy™ Protection Platform for Executives and High-Profile Individuals today announced that The BlackCloak Platform has been recognized as a Trust Award finalist in the Best Mobile Security Solutions category for the 2021 SC Awards. Finalists are recognized for outstanding products and solutions impacting the cybersecurity industry. Winners will be announced online during Awards Week beginning Monday, May 3, 2021.

“The last year tested both security professionals perhaps more than any in history,” said Jill Aitoro, editor in chief of SC Media and editorial director at CyberRisk Alliance. “A pandemic forced a fast transition to remote working and inspired a wave of new, sophisticated attacks, and the impact of a supply chain breach reverberated across public and private sector. The ability for organizations big and small to turn to security partners to help address this mountain of unexpected risk was and remains critical.  This year’s SC Awards finalists, all of which faced many of the same unprecedented challenges, proved their commitment to both customers and the community at large.”

Now in its 24th year, SC Awards is recognized as the industry gold standard of accomplishment for cybersecurity organizations, products and people. With the awards, SC Media recognizes the achievements of cybersecurity professionals in the field, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities, and the vigilant work of government, commercial and nonprofit entities. Vendors and service providers who offer a product and/or service for the commercial, government, educational, nonprofit or other industries are eligible for the SC Awards’ Trust Award category.

“We couldn’t be more honored. This is a great recognition for the hard work of our entire team who has really made this happen,” said Dr. Chris Pierson, founder and CEO of BlackCloak. “Being chosen in the Best Mobile Security Solution validates that we are solving an immediate need. As risk continues to go beyond the office, companies need digital executive protection in order to protect both their executives and the company, and we help them do that without invading their privacy.”

“The cybersecurity community should feel incredibly encouraged by the last year. For all the challenges, there were as many accomplishments. Organizations shifted on a dime, enabling a remote workforce and more often than not, keeping data and systems protected. BlackCloak and our other Trust Award finalists provided the tools and services to enable those success stories,” said Jill Aitoro, editor in chief of SC Media and editorial director at CyberRisk Alliance.

Founded in 2018, BlackCloak now serves Fortune 500 companies, their board members and executive teams, and high-profile individuals. The BlackCloak Platform protects their mobile and desktop devices, home networks, and privacy. The BlackCloak mobile application gives clients an easy-to-understand view into the status of everything being protected by the platform.

“There truly is nothing else like BlackCloak available to companies who need digital executive protection – bringing together the best of mobile protection, privacy, and home network protection into one product designed to be frictionless to the end user,” said John Funge, BlackCloak board member and Chief Product Officer for DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies.

The 2021 SC Awards will feature an extended and expanded celebration, honoring finalists and winners through comprehensive promotion across SC Media’s full range of digital, social, and editorial channels. Industry anticipation will culminate in the kick-off of SC Awards Week on May 3, 2021.

About SC Media

SC Media is the essential resource for cybersecurity professionals, keeping them up to date on vital developments and focusing on their most important concerns. Whether practitioners or leaders, technologists or executives, people who care about cybersecurity turn to SC Media, every day and throughout the day, to stay informed and gain insight into the complex issues that matter in their strategic and technology decision-making. As CyberRisk Alliance’s gateway resource, SC Media taps into an authoritative community of thinkers and innovators to provide a full range of relevant and useful content, including exclusive market research and data, opinion and perspective, independent product reviews, compelling in-person and virtual learning, and much more.

About CyberRisk Alliance

CyberRisk Alliance (CRA) was formed to help cybersecurity professionals face the challenges that threaten the success and prosperity of their organizations. We provide business intelligence and information services to help our growing community build effective strategies and make smart decisions, and innovative marketing solutions to galvanize an efficient marketplace. Most of all, we work to engage the entire cyber community and lift the success of all industry professionals.

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 including mobile and desktop apps as well as concierge support. Executives and high-profile individuals get 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 coming through executives without having to invade their personal lives. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io, follow them on Twitter @BlackCloakCyber, or watch the product video.

October 17, 2020 – InfoRiskToday covered a report issued from Google’s Threat Analysis Group offers fresh details about the Chinese-linked hacking group that targeted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign with phishing emails earlier this year. The article titled, “Google Offers Fresh Details on China-Linked Hacking Group” features Dr. Chris Pierson, CEO of BlackCloak.

“In the final two weeks before the November election, the amount of nation-state activity that targets the campaigns of Biden, Trump and others is likely to increase, making this a crucial time for cybersecurity measures, says Chris Pierson, CEO and founder of security firm BlackCloak.”

Read all of his comments and the full article at https://www.inforisktoday.com/google-offers-fresh-details-on-china-linked-hacking-group-a-15196

Concierge Cybersecurity Provider Hires New CISO and Appoints Revenue Growth Leader to its Executive Team 

Orlando, FL — September 15, 2020 — BlackCloak, Inc., the cybersecurity industry’s leading provider of Concierge Cybersecurity™ for Executives, High-Profile, and High-Net-Worth Individuals, today announced that Daniel Floyd has joined the company as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Christine Schaefer has been added to the executive leadership team as Head of Sales & Marketing.

Daniel Floyd, the company’s first CISO, is responsible for the security and infrastructure of BlackCloak, overseeing the Security Operations Center, Threat Intelligence Platform, and Penetration Testing & Forensics Teams. Floyd also provides subject matter expertise to the product team, advising and innovating on the product vision, running the Security Operations Center, and over the horizon capabilities.

With over 20 years of experience protecting FinTech companies, Floyd has developed and delivered technology and security solutions for growing startups, highly regulated financial sector companies, and has worked across business lines to deliver secure technology products to the market. He formerly served as the Chief Information Security Officer for, one of the largest independent invoice financing providers, LSQ. Floyd also served as the Senior CyberSecurity Architect at Viewpost. 

Christine G.D. Schaefer leads the sales and marketing team at BlackCloak with a unique balance of being data-driven, creative, and people-centric. She has over two decades of deep experience in leading go-to-market efforts for tech companies including marketing, sales, product management, customer education, and operations. 

Christine previously served as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for ThreatConnect, where she was instrumental in the phenomenal growth of the well-respected threat intelligence and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) platform provider. Prior to that, Christine was VP of Product, Marketing, and Learning for Salsa Labs, a VC-backed emerging SaaS company. Before Salsa, she served as the VP of Marketing at DLT Solutions, a tech data company.  

“These new appointments further strengthen BlackCloak’s leadership team as the company focuses on innovation, security, and global expansion,” said Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO of BlackCloak. “Daniel and Christine add important, diverse expertise to our executive team with their impressive resumes and extensive experience as a driving force for the company’s growth trajectory.”

About BlackCloak

BlackCloak provides Concierge Cybersecurity™ services to executive, high-profile and high- net-worth individuals to mitigate their hacking, financial, and reputational risks. Learn more at https://blackcloak.io/ or follow them on Twitter @BlackCloakCyber.

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