The Privacy Myth
Why most wealthy families are far more visible than they think — and what to do about it A family office principal told me last year that he was completely ...
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If the FBI Director’s Personal Email Can Be Hacked, Nobody Is Untouchable
This morning, it emerged that Kash Patel — Director of the FBI — had his personal Gmail account breached by an Iranian-linked hacking group called Handala. Private photos, personal emails ...
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Why Most People Misunderstand Threat & Risk — and Pay for It Later
Before you can reduce a threat, you need to understand what it’s actually made of. In the mid-1980s, during recruit training at the Guards Depot, I wasn’t allowed anywhere near ...
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Company directors details exposed
Most people think risk comes from hackers breaking in. It doesn’t. It comes from your data already being out there — in systems you don’t control. This week, Companies House ...
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📡 If Mossad Could Map a Supreme Leader’s Movements Through Hacked Traffic Cameras, What Could Someone Do With Access to You?
A precision strike killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at his compound in Tehran. It was one of the most significant targeted killings in modern history — and it ...
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The Defuse Podcast
Taking the guesswork out of protecting your privacy, reputation and status.