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™ 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.

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 our 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. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and limited special editions exclusively for the RSAC, BlackHat and Cyber Defense Conferences. Learn more about us at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com. Cyber Defense Magazine is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group.

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