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Why family offices are rethinking cybersecurity
As wealth structures digitise, the threat model changes — and so does the response.
Amina Khoury· Technology correspondent 15 September 2026 · Updated 16 September 20265 min read
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Family offices concentrate exactly the things attackers want: liquidity, authority and sensitive personal data, often managed by small, trusted teams. The efficiency that makes them effective also makes them a defined target.
A different threat model
The risks are rarely exotic. They are social-engineered payment fraud, compromised email, and third parties with more access than anyone remembers granting. The response is governance as much as technology.
- Verified, out-of-band approval for payments and changes
- Tight control of who can access what, reviewed regularly
- Vendor and device hygiene treated as first-class risks
- A rehearsed plan for the day something goes wrong
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