Stefanie Drysdale

Topic: “When Their Digital Life Becomes Your Physical Problem: The Convergence of Cyber and Executive Protection”

A leaked email. A family member’s social media post. A voice or likeness cloned by AI. Each one a thread that — in the wrong hands — can unravel a carefully built security program.

Protecting a senior executive isn’t just about physical security anymore; their digital footprint — social media exposure, Dark Web data, email compromise, family members’ online presence, deepfake impersonation risk — creates physical threats that traditional security programs aren’t designed to see, especially given the current threat environment — including the Iranian conflict, where AI-enhanced spear-phishing, social engineering, and deepfake impersonation are active tools.

Stefanie Drysdale has spent nearly a decade helping Fortune 500 security teams, celebrities, and family offices understand what their digital footprints actually reveal, and how adversaries can weaponize that information. In this conversation, she’ll share what she’s seen in the industry — where cyber intelligence and physical security collide in ways most programs aren’t built to handle — and offer a practical lens for thinking about protection in an era where the attack often starts long before anyone shows up at a door.

A conversation worth having, regardless of where you sit in the security profession.

May 14th at Evanston Corner Bistro