If You Only Protect Executives, Attackers Go Around Them

Protecting executives is important, but it is not enough.

In this clip from The Data Behind the Deception webinar, Paul Mander and Ray Heffer discuss why social engineering defense has to extend beyond the walls of the organization. Employee data is sitting out there on the open web, and attackers can and will use it to find a way in. Data broker removal must be provided for the broad workforce, not just executives.

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Paul Mander is the Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager at Optery, where he leads the company’s B2B business. An accomplished leader in the data privacy space, Paul brings a unique perspective to cybersecurity professionals, drawing from his extensive experience in data-driven marketing and the data broker industry. At Optery, he and his team help enterprises deploy proactive measures to reduce instances of incoming PII-based attacks such as phishing, smishing, and vishing.

Ray Heffer is a cybersecurity veteran with 30 years of experience across areas such as secure cloud architecture, penetration testing, strategic advisory roles, privacy engineering, and open-source intelligence (OSINT) threat mitigation. He currently serves as Field CISO and strategic security advisor at Veeam, where he leads cybersecurity initiatives and fosters alignment between executive leadership and technical teams.

Watch the full webinar: https://www.optery.com/2026-social-engineering-survey-webinar/
Read the survey report: https://www.optery.com/2026-optery-enterprise-social-engineering-survey-report/
Learn more about Optery for Business: https://www.optery.com/business/

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