Board Briefing: Beyond Cybersecurity: How Digital Exposure Threatens Executive Safety and Enterprise Stability

The tragic assassination of UnitedHealthcare's CEO underscored how boards must expand their view of executive protection. With 93% of C-suite leaders’ home addresses available online, the risks go well beyond cyber breaches—digital breadcrumbs can enable doxxing, stalking, harassment, and even targeted violence.
 
Join Corporate Board Member Network for a timely briefing with Matt Polak, an expert in human intelligence and CEO of VanishID, to learn how open-source intelligence is exploited by threat actors, why traditional security measures often fall short, and what boards need to know about protecting executives and their families in today’s polarized environment.


Key discussion points will include:

• How attackers are using publicly available information to target leaders and their families
• Real-world examples of deepfake-enabled fraud and how it threatens both you and your company
• Practical steps you can take to reduce risk without adding burden or complexity

This isn’t a theoretical cybersecurity discussion—it’s a governance issue affecting board members individually and organizationally. If attackers can exploit your personal data or that of your CEO, your company’s most advanced defenses can be bypassed in seconds.

Featured Speaker:



Matt Polak
Chief Executive Officer, VanishID
Matt is a subject matter expert in intelligence collection, having spent his career applying these skills to intractable growth and competitive strategy challenges for Fortune 500 customers. Matt’s extensive experience and expertise in the field of human intelligence inspired VanishID’s creation as a means to protect people from open-source intelligence gathering by hackers.

Prior to founding VanishID, he was the founding partner of BroadBranch Advisors where he directly supported over $200B of successful M&A transactions in over a dozen industries ranging from cybersecurity to life sciences. Early career roles included working in investment banking and as an intelligence analyst. Matt holds dual MBAs from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and Escuela de Negocios de la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile). He received his BA in International Affairs from James Madison University.

Host:
Jamie Tassa, Publisher, Corporate Board Member