BlackCloak named winner of the coveted Top InfoSec Innovator awards for 2026. BlackCloak recognized for pioneering a new era of Digital Executive Protection as Cybercriminals Increasingly Weaponize Trust ORLANDO, FL (CYBERDEFENSEWIRE) October 22, 2026 - BlackCloak is proud to announce that it has been named a winner in the Market Innovator Digital Executive Protection category by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry's leading electronic information security magazine. "Cybercriminals have discovered that the easiest way around corporate security is often through the people we trust most," said Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO of BlackCloak. "As AI makes it easier than ever to exploit these relationships, protecting an executive's circle of trust has become a business imperative. We're honored that Cyber Defense Magazine has recognized BlackCloak for challenging traditional approaches to cybersecurity and pioneering a new standard for Digital Executive Protection. This award belongs to our entire team, whose innovation and dedication continue to move our industry forward." "BlackCloak embodies three major features we judges look for with the potential to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine. The 14th Annual Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Award, presented to BlackCloak at CyberDefenseCon 2026, recognizes achievements in three key areas: understanding tomorrow's threats today, delivering cost-effective solutions, and driving innovation that helps organizations stay one step ahead of the next breach. The full list of the Top InfoSec Innovators for 2026 can be found here: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/top-infosec-innovators-for-2026/ About BlackCloak BlackCloak protects corporate executives, board members, high-profile individuals, and their families from privacy, financial, and other reputational risks. Used by Fortune 500 companies across all industries, the BlackCloak Digital Executive Protection Platform(TM) is a comprehensive SaaS solution that includes mobile and desktop apps backed by a US-based security operations center, incident response and white glove concierge support. BlackCloak clients rest assured that their brand, intellectual property, data, finances and more are protected. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io and follow BlackCloak, Inc. on LinkedIn. About Cyber Defense Awards This is Cyber Defense Magazine's 14th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators, in this case the Top Global CISOs for 2026, on its Cyber Defense Awards platform. In this competition, judges for these and other prestigious awards includes cybersecurity industry veterans, trailblazers and market makers Ron Gula of Gula Tech Adventures, Gary Miliefsky of CDMG, Dr. Lindsey Polley de Lopez of VentureScope, Katie Gray of In-Q-Tel, Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of DataTribe, Ira Winkler from CruiseCon, Dino Boukouris of AltitudeCyber and with much appreciation to emeritus judges Robert Herjavec of Cyderes, Dr. Peter Stephenson of CDMG and David DeWalt of NightDragon. Top InfoSec Innovators for 2026 is found here: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/top-infosec-innovators-for-2026/ and download The Black Unicorn Report for 2026: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/the-black-unicorn-report-for-2026/ and Top Global CISOs Winners for 2026, here: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/top-global-cisos-winners-for-2026/. About Cyber Defense Magazine Cyber Defense Magazine was founded in 2012 by Gary S. Miliefsky, globally recognized cyber security thought leader, inventor and entrepreneur and continues to be the premier source of IT Security information. BlackCloak, Inc. is managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Its mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. BlackCloak, Inc. deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and limited special editions exclusively for the RSAC, BlackHat and Cyber Defense Conferences. Learn more about BlackCloak, Inc. at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com. Cyber Defense Magazine is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. For Media Inquiries: BlackCloak Public Relations Team [email protected] CDM Media Inquiries:

BlackCloak launches BlackCloak Perimeter(TM), unifying cyber and physical security for Executive Protection. Technology · SEP 10, 2026 PR Newswire New product enhancement extends the company's executive threat intelligence pillar to monitor the physical world around the places executives live, work, a... New product enhancement extends the company's executive threat intelligence pillar to monitor the physical world around the places executives live, work, and travel with real-time risk visualization capabilities, showcased at GSX 2026, Booth 4059. ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - BlackCloak, the leader in Digital Executive Protection (DEP), today launched BlackCloak Perimeter(TM), a new physical security offering that extends Blackcloak digital protection to the physical world around the places executives live, work, and travel - sending a single, self-contained alert to security leaders when something happens. The enhancement bolsters BlackCloak's DEP platform by bringing together cybersecurity and physical security into a powerful unified protection offering. "Physical security intelligence has always ended at a security console, and BlackCloak Perimeter(TM) is the first to carry it all the way to the phone an executive already has in hand, backed by the concierge team they know by name," - Matt Covington The reconnaissance that precedes an attack on an executive often begins in the digital world. It begins online, a home address on a people-search site, a family member named in a public record, a schedule inferred from social media, or a voice cloned well enough to move an assistant to act. What starts as digital surveillance increasingly ends at a residence, a workplace, or a venue. Historically the leaders tasked with cyber and physical executive protection have been operating from separate inputs, separate vendors, and separate budgets while protecting the same people from the same threat. The addition of BlackCloak Perimeter(TM) to BlackCloak's DEP Platform provides a more unified and collaborative approach. "The threats facing today's executives don't respect the boundary between the digital and physical world, and BlackCloak recognizes these risks" said Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO of BlackCloak. "The need for convergence is not new for us. We were built on the digital side of an executive's life, which is exactly where physical threats begin. What is new is that the security leaders standing behind that executive get the same picture, at the same time." BlackCloak Perimeter(TM): Expanding the Executive Threat Intelligence Pillar Executive Threat Intelligence has been one of the four pillars of the BlackCloak platform since its inception, and timely intelligence has always been how the company protects members ahead of an incident rather than after one. Today, BlackCloak is announcing significant enhancements to that pillar with BlackCloak Perimeter(TM), extending it into the physical dimension of executive risk. Features of the Executive Threat Intelligence Pillar include: * Initial Risk Report: Automated open-source intelligence identifies an organization's named executives and board members and returns what is publicly discoverable about each one with the evidence attached. * Real-Time Travel Advisories: A destination evaluated across cybersecurity, physical, geopolitical, and social conditions, with a risk rating for every country, curated incident feeds, embassy contacts, and plain-language translations of US State Department advisory levels. Available within the BlackCloak app and shareable with a ground team without a BlackCloak personal account. * Executive Threat Intelligence Dashboard: A single view for CSOs and their physical protection team where cyber and physical signals resolve together, so they can report on executive risk posture from one source rather than reconciling separate vendors on separate schedules. * Risk Visualization Capabilities: BlackCloak's proprietary OSINT collection engine sources content from news sites and social media, 24/7/365 with global reach, and an AI-powered enrichment pipeline verifies relevance, tags each incident by category, and attaches a precise location. That output resolves onto a spatial view alongside the places a security team has prioritized. "Physical security intelligence has always ended at a security console, and BlackCloak Perimeter(TM) is the first to carry it all the way to the phone an executive already has in hand, backed by the concierge team they know by name," said Matt Covington, SVP of Product at BlackCloak. These enhancements join BlackCloak's answer to the rising threat from deepfakes, Impersonation Protection, which allows members to validate the authenticity of communications - calls, video meetings, and messages - in real time from their trusted contacts via the BlackCloak mobile app. BlackCloak Perimeter(TM) is available now to BlackCloak members and the security teams that administer their protection, using existing BlackCloak credentials. GSX 2026 in Atlanta, September 14 to 16, at the Georgia World Congress Center. Visit BlackCloak at Booth 4059 or to request a private briefing, visit https://blackcloak.io/gsx-atlanta-2026/. About BlackCloak BlackCloak protects corporate executives, board members, high-profile individuals, and their families from privacy, financial, and other reputational risks. Used by Fortune 500 companies across all industries, the BlackCloak Digital Executive Protection Platform is a comprehensive SaaS solution that includes mobile and desktop apps backed by a US-based security operations center, incident response and white glove concierge support. BlackCloak clients rest assured that their brand, intellectual property, data, finances and more are protected. Learn more at www.blackcloak.io and follow us on LinkedIn. Media Contact BlackCloak Public Relations Team [email protected] Media Contact Rachel Quinn, BlackCloak, 1 8455446508, [email protected], blackcloak.io SOURCE BlackCloak Published by News Desk · WeeklyReviewer The WeeklyReviewer news desk monitors breaking developments around the clock - sourcing, verifying, and publishing real-time industry news across business, technology, politics, science, sports, and world affairs. Every story that comes through the Live Wire is reviewed for accuracy before publication, keeping our readers ahead of the curve without the noise.