The Executive Cyber Threat: Personal Email, Home Networks, and Family Members as Attack Vectors

This report explains how attackers bypass corporate perimeter defenses by targeting executives’ personal ecosystems—personal email, home networks, family members, and data-broker dossiers—outlining reconnaissance methods, common social-engineering and network pivot techniques (credential reuse, SIM swap, voice cloning, router compromise), and a layered protection program (digital footprint reduction, home network hardening, family protocols, and continuous monitoring).