Highlights from a recent article in: securitymagazine.com
This tradecraft began back in late B.C. to 312 A.D., with Roman protection groups that guarded emperors. The purpose of executive protection has evolved significantly since the Roman Empire; however, it remains a primarily physical or kinetic focused protection methodology where high-value targets are protected from physical harm through various physical techniques. Training for executive protection typically involves firearms, defensive tactics, counterintelligence and advances.
If the principal is to be effectively protected, cybercrime attack considerations, intelligence and protections must be applied consistently within the executive protection tradecraft.
Cybercrime is now one of the most popular attack vectors used by criminals and bad actors. There are many reasons for this shift in tactic. Cybercrime provides a warm blanket of anonymity to its perpetrators. When done properly, the chances of getting caught are significantly less than in committing a kinetic or physical crime.
Source: https://digitaledition.securitymagazine.com/march-2021/education–training-column/