Meta spent $27 million protecting Mark Zuckerberg last year, more than any other CEO

Security costs for tech leaders are skyrocketing, and Meta is outspending Alphabet, Amazon, and Coinbase by a wide margin.

The targeted murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December put the business world on alert. Companies beyond the insurance and healthcare industries began ramping up security for founders and CEOs, worried that Thompson’s death (and some of the public’s reaction to it), along with rising cyberattacks and death threats, could increase real-world risks for any business leader.