Social Media Security

VPN Practices for Executives: A Framework for Safer Business Travel

Leave a Comment / Biometrics, Executive Cybersecurity, Social Media Security, VPNs / / May 6, 2026

Executives will go at great lengths to protect their boardroom conversations, legal documents, financial decisions, investor communications, and private calendars carefully. But you’d be surprised to know how many will still connect to an airport Wi-Fi, hotel network, conference Wi-Fi, or business lounge internet with little or no thought to the dangers. Public Wi-Fi may […]

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How Your Amazon Wish List Can Be Used Against You (And Why Executives Should Care)

Leave a Comment / Data Security, Online Privacy, Social Media Security, VPNs / / May 4, 2026

  Most executives don’t give a second thought about their Amazon wish list, in fact I don’t think many people do. It’s just a place to store your favorite items for purchase later, there’s nothing strategic or sensitive to it. Or is there? These days, where data is constantly being collected, interpreted, and cross-referenced, and

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Executive reputation risk illustrated by a distorted reflection of a business leader, symbolizing how online fragments can alter meaning over time.

Executive Reputation Risk: Why the Internet Never Forgets—But It Does Misremember

Leave a Comment / Online Security, Social Media Security / / April 14, 2026

  TL;DR — Key Takeaways Executive reputation risk today isn’t about being visible. It’s about how fragments of information are reinterpreted long after their original context disappears. The internet doesn’t store full stories, it stores fragments. As time passes, meaning changes even when facts don’t. Titles and authority amplify how old information is read. “True

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What is Digital Kidnapping? And How This Silent Threat Targets Executives and Their Families

Leave a Comment / Artificial Intelligence, Executive Cybersecurity, Social Media Security, VPNs / / October 24, 2025

  Let’s imagine for a moment one of your board members getting a message that looks like it came from your child, panicked, and asking for help. Later that same day, an investor comes across a fake profile using your photos to promote a scam. None of it is real, but the fear and damage

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They’re Watching Your Jet: Why Private Jet Tracking Is a Major Security Risk

Leave a Comment / Data Security, Digital Privacy, Executive Cybersecurity, Social Media Security / / September 18, 2025

Key Takeaways Private jet tracking and private plane tracking use unencrypted ADS-B signals, making flights visible to anyone worldwide.   This exposure risks executive privacy, corporate strategy, financial integrity, and even family safety.   FAA programs (LADD & PIA) provide partial defense but don’t block open-source sites.   Executives need layered strategies: corporate ownership structures,

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Encrypted Smartphones Gain Momentum as CEOs Respond to Major Corporate Breaches

Leave a Comment / Biometrics, Cryptography, Identity Theft, Mobile Security, Social Media Security / / May 19, 2025

An unbelievable 72% of senior executives are the prime targets for attacks by cybercriminals. This statistic comes from GetApp’s 2024 Executive Cybersecurity Report. At the time of this writing, the number is most likely higher. Sophisticated AI-powered deepfake phishing, vishing attacks, social engineering, and malware attacks clearly show a trend of CEOs and other senior

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Tax documents, a sticky note that says 'Tax time!', and a small clock symbolize the urgency of tax season—highlighting growing concerns around AI-driven tax fraud, where advanced technology is used to exploit filing systems and impersonate taxpayers

AI Tax Scams Are Targeting Executives—And They Know More Than You Think

Leave a Comment / Artificial Intelligence, Digital Privacy, Executive Cybersecurity, Online Privacy, Social Media Security / / April 25, 2025

Tax time; not only do we have to navigate the minefield known as the tax system, but now we have to contend with a significant rise in tax scams, more specifically AI-powered tax scams. Thanks to the relentless rise of artificial intelligence, a sophisticated new wave of tax scams has emerged where cybercriminals can now

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How Can Business Leaders Prevent Social Media Backlash

Leave a Comment / Executive Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Management, Social Media Security / / April 4, 2025

  Unlike anything in human history, social media has the capability to connect people from all walks of life in every part of the globe instantaneously. It is a particularly powerful tool for businesses to connect directly with their customers. For business leaders, it not only gives them a direct line of communication with customers

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How Wealthy Individuals Can Keep Their Private Lives Off the Internet

Leave a Comment / Cryptography, Data Security, Email Security, Identity Theft, Online Privacy, Social Media Security, VPNs / / April 9, 2025

We sometimes take for granted, or we simply have little idea, of how much our personal information is online. For high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), executives, and public figures, having a considerable amount of personal information online goes way beyond simply a privacy concern, for these individuals, it’s a direct security risk. A visible digital footprint, or

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Stop Oversharing! Hackers Are Watching Your Social Media!

Leave a Comment / Identity Theft, Shopping, Social Media Security / / November 17, 2025

I’ll be honest, I was never one who posted a lot about my personal life to social media, but I know many that do. From taking pictures of food at their favorite restaurants, to the places they’re visiting on their vacation, to everything in between, people are fond of sharing intimate details of their lives

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