Security Without Borders – Rethinking Executive Protection in a Hyper-Exposed World

In this piece, Peter Connolly Security Without Borders: Rethinking Executive Protection in a Hyper-Exposed Worldexplores why executive protection has become a board-level issue.With major technology firms spending tens of millions on personal security for senior leaders, Connolly argues that the threat landscape has shifted beyond the office perimeter. Today’s executives are exposed through their digital footprints, families, travel patterns and personal devices. AI-driven risks such as deepfakes, voice cloning and highly targeted phishing have made impersonation and reputational attacks far more convincing and far more damaging.He makes the case that protection can no longer sit solely with IT. It must be converged, intelligence-led and embedded across the organisation, spanning physical security, cyber resilience, communications and culture. In a hyper-connected world, safeguarding leaders means safeguarding the business itself.