Meta spends more guarding Mark Zuckerberg than Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet do for their own CEOs—combined

·Fortune IntelligenceMeta spends more guarding Mark Zuckerberg than Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet do for their own CEOs—combinedBy Dave SmithBy Dave SmithEditor, U.S

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It makes sense: Critics say his social networks are bad for your mental health, he’s aggressively hiring people across Silicon Valley to staff up his ambitious AI jects (which are, unto themselves, polarizing), and he owns wide swaths of land in Hawaii, which has rankled residents and activists a

It makes sense that he might want to shield his lihood, considering he’s almost certainly the target of public ire

Alphabet’s security spending for Sundar Pichai reached $6.8 million, according to public data, and Tesla disclosed it spent just $500,000 to tect Elon Musk, although industry experts emphasize that this sum represents only a small portion of his actual security expenses as the world’s richest man has his own security companies Foundation Security

Security in Silicon Valley For what it’s worth, Meta’s security gram is a bit different from the others as it covers Zuckerberg’s residences, family, and travel, since Zuckerberg is synonymous with Meta, née Facebook

As both CEO and cofounder, he also holds majority voting power—and a lot of people have strong feelings Zuckerberg given his very public role in society, layoffs, and consumer privacy

Security in Silicon Valley is often managed by private-security firms, many of which are staffed by former law enforcement and military fessionals

Hamilton Security, founded by former FBI agent James Hamilton, vides comprehensive assessments and risk mitigation services

Gavin de Becker & Associates and LaSorsa Security & Associates are also considered major players, tecting executives Musk and Bezos, respectively

Their services include risk assessment, intelligence monitoring, residential security with hardened features (e.g., Amazon’s bulletof panels), 24/7 personal tective details, secure transportation, cybersecurity, anti-stalking measures, as well as preparation for assassination attempts, kidnap attempts, and digital threats such as deepfakes

Palantir’s Alex Karp, for example, who runs a data-intelligence company with controversial defense contracts, employs a 24/7 security detail with up to four visible bodyguards

Nvidia’s Huang, who nabbed the top spot on Fortune‘s Most Powerful People in list this year, saw a rise in his tection budget as his net worth soared and global file increased, including reports of being mobbed by fans

The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December led to some of the rising spend among executives, but it also forced some tocol changes as well

Some companies have removed photos of their leadership from their corporate websites, invested in defenses and cyber tection, and enforced stricter travel policies: Lockheed Martin, for example, mandates its CEO use corporate jets

Meta did not immediately respond to Fortune‘s request for on its security spend for Zuckerberg

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