Prediction 2
Privacy will shift from a passive compliance exercise to a mandated personal defense strategy.
Prediction 2
Privacy will shift from a passive compliance exercise to a mandated personal defense strategy.
The relationship between privacy and security is undergoing a fundamental shift, moving from passive corporate compliance to mandated personal defense. As certain U.S. regulations lapse, the onus of protection will fall directly on ultra/high-net-worth individuals (U/HNWIs) and executives, who will need to adopt a rigorously proactive approach to minimize personal digital risk.
In the coming year, executives will increasingly be required to take ownership of their personal security, including aggressively minimizing their digital footprints, recognizing that individual self-protection is now the essential baseline and prerequisite for secure corporate access. More and more, failure to secure the personal environment will be viewed as a failure of fiduciary responsibility, underscoring that a personalized defense is no longer optional and is required to maintain corporate trust and stability.
Key Takeaways
Shift from passive to proactive
Regulatory gaps will force U/HNWIs and executives to transition from merely complying with general privacy rules to actively managing and defending their own digital lives.
DEP as a corporate prerequisite
Personal digital hygiene will become the essential baseline for secure corporate access, making individual self-protection mandatory for executives.
Ownership of digital footprint
Leaders will need to aggressively safeguard their personal information online (e.g., by removing data broker listings) to minimize their attack surface and reduce corporate liability.