Executive Security — a leader's attack surface isn't covered by corporate security controls.
Deepfake impersonation attempts have surged, and generative-AI-enabled fraud losses are projected to reach $40 billion by 2027. SIRI's executive security capability protects the specific, personal exposure of CEOs, founders and directors — separate from, and beyond, standard corporate security.
A CEO's exposure doesn't stop where the corporate network does
Corporate security protects the company. It rarely protects the leader personally — and attackers know the difference.
Executives, founders and directors carry a personal attack surface that standard corporate security controls were never designed to cover: personal email and social accounts, home networks, family members, and a public profile that makes them an unusually well-documented target for impersonation. Attackers increasingly target that surface directly, because it's both softer and higher-leverage than the corporate perimeter.
Deepfake and synthetic-media fraud specifically target this gap. Generative-AI-enabled fraud losses in the U.S. are projected to reach $40 billion by 2027, up from $12.3 billion in 2023, and human detection is not a reliable defence — people identify a high-quality deepfake video correctly only 24.5% of the time, worse than chance. A voice-cloned call or a deepfake video call impersonating a CEO to authorise a wire transfer is no longer a hypothetical scenario; it's a documented, growing fraud category.
SIRI's executive security capability monitors for impersonation, deepfake content and digital exposure targeting specific leaders, assesses the personal attack surface — devices, accounts, home networks and family exposure — and builds verification processes that don't rely on human judgment alone to catch synthetic-media fraud attempts.
What organisations get wrong
Four assumptions that leave leaders personally exposed
Most executive security gaps come from applying corporate assumptions to a personal attack surface.
“Our corporate security covers our executives”
Corporate controls protect corporate accounts and devices; they rarely extend to personal email, social accounts, home networks or family members — all real components of a leader's actual attack surface.
“We'd recognise a deepfake if we saw one”
People correctly identify high-quality deepfake video only 24.5% of the time — trusting human recognition alone is a documented, quantified failure mode, not a hypothetical risk.
“We'd verify anything unusual over a call”
Voice-cloning and deepfake video calls are specifically designed to pass an informal verification check — verification needs an out-of-band process, not a gut check on the call itself.
“We'd know if someone was impersonating our CEO online”
Impersonation domains, fake social profiles and synthetic content circulate without the target organisation's knowledge unless it's actively monitored for.
What SIRI's executive security covers
The personal attack surface, monitored and protected directly
Built for leaders specifically — separate from, and in addition to, corporate security.
Impersonation & Deepfake Monitoring
Monitoring for impersonation domains, fake profiles and synthetic media targeting specific leaders.
- Impersonation-domain monitoring
- Fake social-profile detection
- Deepfake & synthetic-media detection
Personal Digital Exposure Assessment
Assessing the personal attack surface of devices, accounts and public information.
- Personal-account exposure review
- Public-information & OSINT assessment
- Device & home-network review
Family & Household Protection
Extending digital protection to family members, who are frequently targeted as a softer path to a leader.
- Family digital-exposure assessment
- Household network security
- Awareness & protocol guidance
Out-of-Band Verification Design
Designing verification processes for high-value requests that resist voice and video impersonation.
- Out-of-band verification design
- High-value transaction protocols
- Staff training on impersonation tactics
Executive Incident Response
Rapid response when an executive is targeted, impersonated, or compromised.
- Impersonation takedown support
- Rapid-response coordination
- Escalation to SIRI Response
Travel & High-Exposure Event Support
Additional digital-protection support during travel, public appearances and high-exposure events.
- Travel digital-risk review
- Public-event exposure assessment
- Temporary heightened monitoring
Evidence, not guesswork
No executive security vs. standard corporate controls vs. SIRI Executive Security — what actually differs
Corporate account protection and personal attack-surface protection are different scopes entirely.
| Approach | No executive security | Standard corporate security only | SIRI Executive Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal account & device coverage | No | No — corporate only | Included |
| Impersonation & deepfake monitoring | No | Rare | Continuous |
| Family & household protection | No | No | Included |
| Out-of-band verification protocols | No | Informal, ad hoc | Designed & tested |
| Rapid response to impersonation | No defined path | Routed through general IT | Direct — SIRI Response |
Sources: Regula Deepfake Trends 2024; Deloitte Center for Financial Services; meta-analysis, Computers in Human Behavior Reports. Summarised for comparison.
Numbers every board should know
What executive-targeted fraud actually looks like
Projected fraud losses
U.S. generative-AI-enabled fraud losses projected by 2027.
Average loss per incident
In the financial sector, from deepfake fraud specifically.
Human detection rate
Of high-quality deepfake video — worse than random chance.
Have absorbed losses
Of surveyed businesses have already faced synthetic-media fraud costs.
Compliance alignment
Standards & frameworks we align to
Our methodology is built around publicly recognised frameworks — not a proprietary checklist. Where a specific certification or attestation is completed and verified, it will be named here explicitly.
Framework references reflect publicly available versions as of publication and describe the standards our methodology is aligned to; they are not a claim of certification, attestation, or audit completion unless stated explicitly elsewhere on this site.
Why SIRI for executive security specifically
Built around the personal attack surface, not the corporate one
Executive protection is a distinct discipline that standard corporate security wasn't built to cover.
Scoped to the individual
Coverage extends to personal accounts, devices, home networks and family members — the actual components of a leader's attack surface.
Built around verified process, not judgment
Verification protocols are designed to catch impersonation attempts regardless of how convincing they are, rather than relying on someone recognising a fake.
Connected to rapid response
A confirmed impersonation or compromise escalates directly into SIRI Response, without a separate vendor relationship to activate under pressure.
Extends to family
Protection covers household members, who are frequently the softer path attackers use to reach a leader indirectly.
Who this is built for
Leaders SIRI's executive security is built for
How we work
From exposure assessment to continuous protection
Assess Exposure
Mapping personal digital exposure across accounts, devices and public information.
Week 1Design Protocols
Building out-of-band verification processes for high-value requests.
Week 2Activate Monitoring
Impersonation, deepfake and digital-exposure monitoring goes live.
Week 3Continuous Protection
Ongoing monitoring with rapid response when something's found.
OngoingFrequently asked
Executive security, answered directly
Isn't this just personal cybersecurity for one person?
It's broader — it covers digital exposure monitoring, impersonation and deepfake detection, family protection, and organisational verification protocols designed around that specific individual's risk, not just device-level personal security.
How do you protect against deepfake or voice-cloning fraud specifically?
Primarily through designed, out-of-band verification protocols for high-value requests — since human detection of high-quality deepfakes succeeds only around 24.5% of the time, the protocol is the control, not recognition.
Does this cover family members too?
Yes — family and household protection is included, since family members are frequently targeted as a softer path to reach an executive indirectly.
What happens if we find an impersonation attempt or fake profile?
It escalates through the impersonation-monitoring capability for takedown support, with rapid response coordination via SIRI Response if the attempt is part of an active fraud or compromise attempt.
Is this only for very large or public companies?
No — any organisation where an executive's impersonation could plausibly authorise a financial transaction or access sensitive systems is a reasonable candidate, regardless of company size.
Protect the attack surface corporate security doesn't cover
Secure your leadership team directly.
Start with an exposure assessment, or design verification protocols for high-value requests first.
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