Intelligence Insights
Shadow IT in the Family Office: The Hidden Risk of Personal Assistants (and the Case for Professional Custody)
If you run (or advise) a family office, you already know the uncomfortable truth: Most serious security incidents don’t start with “hackers.” They start with people.Trusted people. Busy people. Good people… operating at high speed with high access. And nowhere is that...
The “Safe Ports Protocol”: Yacht Cybersecurity for Marinas, Wi-Fi, and Onboard Networks
There’s a moment that happens on almost every yacht, usually within minutes of a guest stepping onboard: “What’s the Wi-Fi password?” And just like that, a high-net-worth device (often full of banking apps, passports, business email, and private photos) is about to...
Digital Security for UHNWI Families: How to Educate and Protect Your Children’s Devices to Prevent Extortion
When I talk about digital security for Ultra-High-Net-Worth (UHNWI) families, I start by reframing it: this isn’t just an IT topic. It’s a wealth-preservation, privacy, and family safety topic. The best results come when cybersecurity is treated as a core component of...
Digital Cyber-Escort: A VIP Travel Security Protocol to Harden Your Family’s Devices Before High-Risk International Trips
High-risk travel isn’t just about “bad Wi-Fi.” It’s about silent data exfiltration: credentials captured via phishing, devices opportunistically compromised, accounts accessed because recovery methods are weak, and sensitive files exposed because attachments and...
Why High-Net-Worth Executives Are Moving Off Gmail/Outlook to Neutral Jurisdictions (Swiss Encrypted Email Explained)
When people say “we’re moving away from Gmail/Outlook,” it’s rarely because those platforms are bad. It’s because high-stakes teams (UHNW families, board members, dealmakers, principals with threat exposure) eventually run into a hard wall: They want confidentiality...
Executive Doxing Risks: How Digital Crime Networks Track Investors via LinkedIn and Public Records (and How to Protect Your Identity)
Executive doxing (or doxxing) isn’t “random internet drama.” It’s the malicious exposure of personal, private, or confidential information about high-profile leaders—often CEOs, board members, and visible investors—to intimidate, coerce, embarrass, or influence...
Family Office Cybersecurity: A Technical Playbook to Protect Online Banking Access and Private Wealth Data (2026)
If you run or support a family office, you already know the uncomfortable truth: you’re not “too small to matter,” and you’re not “too discreet to be noticed.” You’re a high-value target. The combination of concentrated assets, fast-moving transactions, and a small...
Private Jet & FBO Wi-Fi Security: Why It’s a White-Hat Hacker’s #1 Target (and How to Stay Safe)
If you fly private, you’ve probably noticed something: the Wi-Fi experience is often better than what you get on commercial airlines. Faster, more stable, and—most importantly—more “private.” And in many cases, it truly is. In my experience, private jet networks are...
Private Jet as a Tax Residency Tool: How Mobility and Evidence Fit Into Global Residency Tests
High-net-worth individuals don’t use private aviation to “solve” tax residency. They use it to solve something more practical: mobility. In my experience, the private jet is best understood as a logistics enabler that can help you manage where you are — and,...
Chartering a Private Jet to Fly with Large Pets Without a Crate (2026): Logistics, Requirements, and Best Practices
Flying with a large dog (or multiple large pets) can be stressful on commercial airlines—size limits, breed restrictions, rigid crate rules, and the biggest concern of all: cargo hold travel. In my experience, chartering a private jet changes the equation because your...